Moving Looker to a new host

This document details the steps required to move a customer-hosted Looker instance to a new host.

Step 1: Prepare the new system

Complete just the first part of the Looker installation steps on the new host. In other words:

• Verify that the new server complies with the minimum server specifications
• Enable ntpd or chronyd
• Create the lookeruser and group
• Create the lookerhome directory
• Skip downloading the Looker application and all remaining installation steps

Step 2: Stop Looker on the old host

 cd ~/looker
./looker stop 

Step 3: Copy the Looker directory from the old to new host

From the new host, as the lookeruser:

 rsync -av OLDHOSTNAME:/home/looker/ /home/looker 

Step 4: Start Looker on the new host

 cd looker
./looker start