Migrating a Contabo Storage VPS to AnubizHost
Contabo Storage VPS gives lots of disk cheaply, but performance and German jurisdiction may not fit every use case. This guide walks through moving a Storage VPS dataset to an AnubizHost offshore storage VPS with rsync and parallel transfer tuning.
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Plan Transfer Size and Window
Calculate dataset size with du -sh /mnt/data. At Contabo's typical egress (200-400 Mbps sustained), 1TB takes 6-12 hours. For multi-TB workloads, split into parallel rsync sessions per directory tree.
Provision AnubizHost storage VPS with at least 20% more capacity than source. Romania storage tiers are cost-competitive with Contabo at higher disk sizes.
Set Up Rsync Pipeline
For a single directory tree:
rsync -avHAX --numeric-ids --delete --partial \
--info=progress2 \
/mnt/source/ root@NEW_IP:/mnt/dest/For parallel transfer of multiple subdirectories, run separate rsync sessions in tmux/screen panes. --partial preserves partial files on interruption for resume.
Verify Data Integrity
After initial sync, run a checksum verification pass on critical data:
rsync -avHAX --checksum --dry-run \
/mnt/source/ root@NEW_IP:/mnt/dest/Anything reported as differing in --dry-run --checksum mode needs re-sync. For most use cases, the default size+mtime check is sufficient and faster.
Cut Over Client Applications
Update any client systems mounting the Contabo storage (via NFS, SMB, SSHFS, rclone). Change mount targets to the AnubizHost endpoint. For backup tools (Borg, Restic), update repo URLs.
Keep Contabo Storage VPS active for 30 days as rollback. Delete via panel after confirmed clean operation.
Why Move Storage Offshore
Bulk storage on German-jurisdiction hosting carries data retention obligations and abuse-complaint exposure. AnubizHost Romania or Iceland offshore storage eliminates that vector. NVMe options on AnubizHost are available for workloads that need IOPS beyond Contabo's SATA SSD. Related reading: offshore storage, Hetzner Storage Box migration, encrypted backups.
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