How to Migrate Your OVH VPS to AnubizHost

Open the OVH manager and list every resource attached to the VPS: floating IPs, additional snapshots, backup plans, private network attachments, and any IP whitelists on third-party services (Cloudflare, Stripe, SendGrid, monitoring). Export a copy of /etc/passwd, /etc/group, your crontab, and the installed package list with dpkg --get-selections > pkglist.txt on Debian/Ubuntu or rpm -qa > pkglist.txt on RHEL family.

Record your current DNS TTL values for every record pointing at the OVH IP. Lower them to 300 seconds 24 hours before cutover so propagation is fast when you flip records. If you use OVH DNS, export the zone file from the manager.

Register at anubizhost.com with a disposable email if you want maximum anonymity, fund with Bitcoin or Monero, and order an offshore VPS matching or exceeding your OVH specs. Pick Romania for lowest cost and EU latency, Iceland for the strongest privacy jurisdiction, or Netherlands for raw bandwidth. Activation is automated after the second blockchain confirmation.

SSH into the new server, set a strong root password (or paste your public key into /root/.ssh/authorized_keys), and install the package list you exported: xargs apt-get install -y < pkglist.txt. Replicate your firewall rules with ufw or nftables before you start moving data.

From the OVH source, run an initial sync to seed the target. Exclude pseudo-filesystems and runtime sockets:

rsync -aHAXv --numeric-ids --delete \
  --exclude={"/dev/*","/proc/*","/sys/*","/tmp/*","/run/*","/mnt/*","/media/*","/lost+found"} \
  / root@NEW_IP:/

Run the same command 30 minutes before cutover for a delta sync. Application databases need their own consistent dump: pg_dump -Fc dbname > db.dump for PostgreSQL, mysqldump --single-transaction --routines --triggers dbname > db.sql for MySQL/MariaDB.

With TTL already at 300 seconds, switch your A/AAAA records to the AnubizHost IP. Watch dig +short yourdomain.com @1.1.1.1 from a few resolvers until the new IP propagates. Re-issue Let's Encrypt certificates on the new host with certbot --nginx -d yourdomain.com -d www.yourdomain.com once port 80 is reachable on the new IP.

Keep the OVH VPS running for 48 hours as a fallback. Tail access logs on the new host to confirm traffic is flowing. After 48 hours of clean logs, cancel OVH and wipe the source disk with shred -vzn 1 /dev/sda if the provider allows boot-disk shred (otherwise rely on OVH's deprovisioning).

OVH operates under French and broader EU law, which means a single abuse complaint or copyright claim can trigger account suspension with limited recourse. AnubizHost runs from Romania, Iceland, and other privacy-protective jurisdictions where DMCA takedowns are not directly enforceable and where customer identity is not collected at signup.

Pricing is also competitive: an offshore VPS at AnubizHost starts at $17.90/month with NVMe SSD, full root access, and DDoS protection included. Pay in BTC, XMR, ETH or USDT each cycle with no card on file. Related reading: Bitcoin hosting, DMCA-ignored hosting, offshore VPS overview.