Escape the nightmare of vendor lock-in! In this video, I show you exactly how I migrated a 500GB production MySQL database away from DigitalOcean’s Managed Database service — without data loss, and without days of downtime. If you’re stuck on DigitalOcean and wondering how to move your MySQL database to your own server, this step-by-step guide is for you.
I’ll walk you through the real-world problems with DigitalOcean’s Managed MySQL, why traditional backup and export methods fail for large databases, and how I used the Aiven MySQL Migration Tool to escape in just ONE day. If you’re managing critical production data, you need to know how to get your freedom back before it’s too late.
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⏰ Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
00:30 The problem
06:50 Demo
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Aiven MySQL Migration Tool GitHub: https://github.com/Aiven-Open/aiven-mysql-migrate
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