Steps to migrate IPFS node to new server

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Is it enough to just copy over the entire ~/.ipfs folder to the new server are is there more? Thanks

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Thanks. It essentially said rsyncing it over is fine as long as you don’t run the old node.

I did notice when I do a ipfs dht findprovs on one of my shares I see a share by a peer I do not recognize. They don’t show up in findpeer but when I ping them I get this:

Ping error: failed to dial 12D3K...piuz: all dials failed
  * [/ip4/127.94.0.2/tcp/4001] failed to negotiate security protocol: peer id mismatch: expected 12D3K...piuz, but remote key matches 12D3K...hmDi
  * [/ip4/127.94.0.1/udp/4001/quic] CRYPTO_ERROR (0x12a): peer IDs don't match
  * [/ip4/127.94.0.1/tcp/4001] failed to negotiate security protocol: peer id mismatch: expected 12D3K...piuz, but remote key matches 12D3K...hmDi
  * [/ip4/127.0.0.1/udp/4001/quic] CRYPTO_ERROR (0x12a): peer IDs don't match
  * [/ip6/::1/udp/4001/quic] CRYPTO_ERROR (0x12a): peer IDs don't match
  * [/ip4/127.94.0.2/udp/4001/quic] CRYPTO_ERROR (0x12a): peer IDs don't match
  * [/ip4/<<<MY HOME IP>>>/udp/3151/quic] NO_ERROR: Handshake did not complete in time

12D3K...hmDi being my current and previous node.

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Somehow the peer is resolving to local addresses, which are useless. In those local addresses your own peer is running so you get these errors.

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