Question
Can a droplet's disk size be increased without reinstalling the entire disk?
We have a database on our current server and it is about to fill up with new users. Is there a way to increase our disk size for a droplet without losing all the data currently on the server?
Thanks!
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Use the snapshot method, that only hurts with few mins of down time..
Power off the server.. (make sure all your running processes and scripts are programmed to start them self from a server restart)
Take a snapshot..
Destroy the droplet..
Redeploy the snapshot in the same region with a larger plan..
In this process everything stays same, just now you have a larger plan.. Make sure you perform the step 3 and 4 back to back and quickly to recapture the same IP :)
Thanks..
Hunky, image restore on new droplets do not increase disk space. So he will stay with the same problem.
Also is important to optimize db server for the use of the new environment, so is better to setup the new droplet, db server and move the databases once in ready and optimized, at least on this case scenario.