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Moving online webserver using public transport
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Five sysadmins transport a running, online web server across town using public transit without losing power or internet connectivity.
Five guys moving a server to a new datacenter without shutting it down. Without cutting it off from the internet. And as using a car would have been too easy, they used public transport.Why it's here
2 people recommend thisWhat people say. A legendary sysadmin stunt shared as a fun demonstration of maintaining zero downtime during a physical server migration.
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