If I destroy a droplet will I lose my SSL settings and DNS settings?

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If I destroy a droplet will I loose my SSL settings and DNS settings? Planning to update Ubuntu OS to 22 and PHP to version 8.1

alexdo · Accepted Answer

Heya, @ivcfadmin

The DNS settings will not be changed/lost if you destroy your droplet. You will just need to update the DNS later on when you configure a new droplet.

The SSL Certificate will need to be installed/configured again on the new droplet.

As with almost any upgrade between major releases of an operating system, this process carries an inherent risk of failure, data loss, or broken software configuration. Comprehensive backups and extensive testing are strongly advised.

To avoid these problems, we recommend migrating to a fresh Ubuntu 22.04 server rather than upgrading in-place. You may still need to review differences in software configuration when upgrading, but the core system will likely have greater stability. You can follow our series on how to migrate to a new Linux server to learn how to migrate between servers.

You can still upgrade the current version of Ubuntu if this is the desired approach by following the steps in this article:

https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-upgrade-to-ubuntu-22-04-jammy-jellyfish

Hope that this helps!

Newsida · Answer

When you destroy a droplet (a virtual private server on DigitalOcean), you will lose all data and configurations associated with that droplet, including SSL settings and DNS settings. This means that if you have configured SSL certificates or custom DNS settings on that droplet, they will be lost when the droplet is destroyed.

Before destroying the droplet, make sure to back up any important data and configurations. Additionally, note that updating the Ubuntu OS to version 22 and PHP to version 8.1 may require you to reconfigure your SSL settings and DNS settings after setting up the new droplet.

KFSys · Answer

Heya @ivcfadmin , If you manage your DNS in your DigitalOcean account or in any other place you will keep your DNS settings. As for the SSL, yes, the certificate and any configuration on your Droplet will be lost but you can re-create them afterwards. Anyway, if you currently have Ubuntu and you just want to update from 18.04 to 22.04 or from 20.04 to 22.04 there is no need to destroy the Droplet and re-create it. You can just update your OS. To do so just run sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y Once that finishes, reboot your Droplet reboot Once it boots again run the upgrade for your System: sudo do-release-upgrade Lastly, before doing that I’ll recommend you to create a Snapshot on your Droplet just to be on the safe side: Snapshots are on-demand disk images of DigitalOcean Droplets and volumes saved to your account. Use them to create new Droplets and volumes with the same contents. https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/images/snapshots/

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