I am wondering if there is a “recommended” way to move between hosts under the same IP/port without downtime.
My interpretation is that you can’t just bring the same Storj node under a different node otherwise it can cause corruption to the database? Please correct me if I am wrong.
So, the steps to avoid it is to first plan everything but not yet star the node on the new host. Then shut down the moving node, copy the entire database/contents to the new host and start it on the new host. Right?
When you are moving to another host you are moving your identity & data. You won’t create new node then move the databases. Your node’s identity is unique.
Under linux there are commands to copy with rsync while the node is running then rsync again with delete flag so there is lesser downtime.
The identity could be disqualified in a short time. If the clone was’t online to much, you perhaps can recover the reputation after the full move.
I hope you have stopped the clone of the node as soon as possible.
The last rsync with --delete flag should be done when both copies are offline. Then you can remove the original and run the clone.