Case Study: Seamless Migration from Small VPS to High-Capacity Infrastructure with Zero Downtime

Background

Our client’s Carbon Accounting & Energy Management platform had grown significantly since its launch. Initially, the system ran on a small-capacity VPS setup:

Server 1 – Main application server hosting core services
Server 2 – Secondary server handling replicas and supporting services
Server 3 – Dedicated mainly to database replicas and keeper nodes for MongoDB and ClickHouse

This setup was sufficient during the MVP stage, but as user adoption and data volumes scaled, performance bottlenecks started to emerge. The client needed to migrate to high-capacity VPS servers capable of handling heavier workloads, advanced analytics, and higher concurrency—without any downtime.

Challenge

Resource Limitations: Small VPS servers restricted application scalability, query performance, and concurrent user handling.
Complex Multi-Server Setup: Services were distributed across three VPS instances, requiring careful orchestration to avoid inconsistencies.
Mission-Critical Uptime: The platform supported real-time analytics and carbon reporting; downtime was not an option.
Database Reliability: Both MongoDB and ClickHouse clusters required consistent replication and quorum stability during migration.

Solution: Zero-Downtime VPS Migration

We designed and executed a step-by-step migration plan to transition all services into a new high-capacity VPS environment while maintaining continuous system availability.

Key Steps:

Infrastructure Provisioning
- Deployed larger, dedicated VPS servers with optimized CPU, RAM, and storage configurations tailored for analytics-heavy workloads.
- Set up networking, firewalls, and secure access controls before cutover.
Service Replication & Sync
- Configured real-time replication of MongoDB and ClickHouse clusters onto the new servers.
- Synced Dockerized services, ensuring containers matched production configurations.
Phased Migration
- Migrated non-critical services first to validate infrastructure.
- Gradually shifted replicas, keepers, and supporting services.
- Finally, migrated the main application workloads, switching traffic using DNS updates and load balancing with zero downtime.
Monitoring & Validation
- Implemented continuous monitoring of application logs, replica sync, and system performance.
- Conducted live failover tests to ensure system reliability.

Results

Zero Downtime Migration: End-users experienced uninterrupted service throughout the migration process.
Scalable Infrastructure: The new VPS servers provided 3x more resources, supporting faster queries, more concurrent users, and higher reliability.
Simplified Architecture: Consolidated workloads onto optimized servers, reducing overhead while maintaining redundancy.
Future-Ready Setup: Infrastructure is now capable of handling rapid data growth and advanced analytics workloads.

Impact

This migration allowed the client to:

Scale with confidence as user adoption surged.
Maintain business continuity without service disruption.
Reduce operational risk with a more reliable, performance-optimized VPS infrastructure.

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