Changing dashboard domain without dashboard access

[ccfu]

I need to migrate a cloudron instance to a new server where it will ultimately be assigned the same IP but with a different main domain / dashboard domain (for networking reasons).

The steps to restore to the new server are clear, but is there any way to manually change the main domain (via SSH?) as restoring will also set the dashboard domain to be the same as the old server meaning I won't have access to change it before switching over the IP.

As the downtime needs to be keep to a minimum for this instance, I want to fully test the migration before flicking the switch.

[BrutalBirdie]

@ccfu said in Changing dashboard domain without dashboard access:

is there any way to manually change the main domain (via SSH?)

afaik out of the box, no.

Also having 2x times the same IP in a network is an IP conflict, also can and will cause significant communication issues.
You did read about dry-run restoring and the DNS part about it? Maybe some help?

[ccfu]

@BrutalBirdie Thanks for your reply.

I am not planning to have the same IP two times in a network (which as you say would cause a conflict) - the new sever will have a new IP initially for testing and this will be replaced with the IP from the old server once the migration is complete.

Yes, I am aware of the dry-run. I thought there might be an easy way to manually change the dashboard domain, but the dry-run looks to be the only solution in my case. I'll give that a go then.

[ccfu]

Thinking about it some more, changing the dashboard domain before the IP switch is probably not the best idea as it would require an A record change in the DNS. The dry-run method would appear to be the best way to go.