Watch: Live Server Migration with ShellBot in Under 10 Minutes
- Infrastructure
- 12 Feb, 2026
A popular DevOps YouTuber decided to put ShellBot to the ultimate test: migrating a production Rails application from one cloud provider to another, live on stream, with 2,000 viewers watching.
The Setup
The challenge was real:
- A Rails 7 app with PostgreSQL, Redis, and Sidekiq
- 50GB of production data
- Active users who couldn’t experience more than 30 seconds of downtime
- DNS propagation to manage
How It Went Down
The creator started by giving ShellBot a simple brief: “Migrate this entire stack to the new server with minimal downtime.”
ShellBot’s approach was methodical:
- Provisioned the new server and installed all dependencies
- Set up streaming replication for PostgreSQL to keep data in sync
- Deployed the app with the same configuration
- Ran a health check suite to verify everything worked
- Switched DNS and promoted the replica to primary
Total time: 8 minutes and 22 seconds. The chat went wild.
Viewer Reactions
The live chat was a wall of “ShellDone!” messages. The most upvoted comment: “I spent an entire weekend doing this last month. I need to rethink my career choices.”
Why It Matters
Server migrations are one of those tasks that everyone dreads. They’re complex, risky, and usually involve a weekend of stress. ShellBot doesn’t eliminate the complexity — it manages it. Every step was logged, every decision explained, and the rollback plan was ready if anything went wrong.
That’s the difference between automation and intelligent automation.
🎨 The ShellDone Moment
A server rack waves goodbye as data streams fly through the air to a shiny new server rack, while ShellBot conducts the transfer like an orchestra conductor.
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