Transferring postgresql data from linode to digital ocean

Posted August 28, 2014

Hi,

What would be the steps to transfer data from linode to digital ocean ? I am using postgresql and have gone through this https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/migrate-your-current-vps-linode-rackspace-aws-ec2-to-digitalocean but it does not seem to help as when I dump the databse the file seems to be empty .

rajankn

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Andrew SB • September 2, 2014

If you are using Postgres, the commands will differ from MySql. To dump the database (and compress it), run:

pg_dump dbname | gzip > filename.gz

Then you can restore it on your new server with:

cat filename.gz | gunzip | psql dbname

Check out the official Postgres docs on backing up.