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Awesome. Paul just rescued this profile off my old JR4 and I'm "stoked" - http://indiegospel.net/the-love-offering-tour

I'll be joining you soon but since I'm "live" I have to plan carefully.

I just don't understand (yet) how my add-on and subdomains will function, when the main domain they were attached to in the c-panel is missing?

I know I can have a new cpanel created and move them there, but if I'm understanding Brian correctly, that may not be necessary. I'm not "getting it" yet though - lol.



updated by @ken-rich: 02/12/15 12:02:06PM

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What me worry?

First I would have to understand all the technicalities and ramifications.
By then I'd be dead and incapable of worry!

updated by @ken-rich: 02/12/15 07:57:17AM

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Hi Brian,

I'm not sure if you understood my initial point.

1) I have to keep my nameservers pointed where they are until the switch (not Go Daddy defaults). After the switch, they will be pointed to Jamroom (still not Go Daddy defaults). The problem is, unless they are pointed at Go Daddy defaults, I don't have access to the DNS settings page. So I'm failing to see how to put in the settings - even if I knew what settings to make (which I don't).

2) My second problem is, TXT records (SPF and DKIM) "POP3" or "IMAP", and all the rest of that "gobble-de-goop" is all Greek to me. So I will require "idiot proof" instructions on what settings to make, providing you can get me past step one - lol.

updated by @ken-rich: 02/12/15 07:41:41AM

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The realization also dawned on me, that all my add-on and sub-domains are attached to indiegospel.net, which is the root domain for the c-panel.

My understanding in this area leaves much to be desired, but wouldn't that mean I'll have to create a new c-panel and move my stuff over, since the indiegospel.net domain will no longer be mapped to that cpanel????

I mean, once I change nameservers, won't all those addons and subdomains lose their "path" and go offline?

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Has anyone actually set-up their mail-gun yet. Their site asks me to change my DNS settings, but I can't at Go Daddy because the nameservers are not pointed there. They still won't be pointed there if I host with Jamroom. So I don't understand how I am supposed to change the DNS settings like they require.
updated by @ken-rich: 02/12/15 07:21:59AM

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Hi Strumelia,

I do mine through Go Daddy so that's not an issue for me.

Are your speed tests consistently above 1,000. That's mainly what I am looking for. I hit about 960 when it's good, but it's not always good where I am.

Jamroom Hosting - looking for a few beta testers

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I'm definitely on board, for 2 reasons:

1) Comes with priority support (great for noobs like me).
2) That server is dedicated to my Jamroom, and even the conversions are off loaded.

I bought my modules, so there no real gain there for me.

In my current hosting situation, we have 8 gigs of ram, and 4 processors, but my speed is all over the map. There are advertising, dating sites, businesses, and God knows what else, loading it down at times.

My server guy ironed out his cron job problem, and a storage problem, and speeds are fairly decent lately - but for how long? He might get new customers on there next week and load it down with something else.

I can see the Jamroom set-up being able to deliver consistently good user experience, since I'll be alone on it, and it will be tuned to my site. That in the end is the "be all and end all" for me. If I have people leaving because they are having frustrating experiences with loading times and so on - what good is cheaper space?

I'll probably start the transfer as early as the week-end, if Paul has success with the JR4 thingy.

My one remaining issue is dedicated IP. I got one for the SSL and FoxyCart. How does that work with Jamroom? Do you transfer my SSL, do I get a dedicated IP? Do I need a dedicated IP?
updated by @ken-rich: 02/11/15 06:06:02PM

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Oh - I see the import tool doesn't look too hard. While it's transferring does the site stay up in the old location?

Then when it's fully transferred and we are sure it's up and running right, I just switch nameservers and wait for the DNS to resolve?

Do I have it straight?

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Hi Paul,

OK - well let's take care of my JR4 thingy first, then I'll know how much space I'll need. If I delete some of the "deadwood" I might make it into the 48GB, but I suspect I'll need the 96GB.

The jump beyond that is a big one - scary on the pocketbook, too bad there are not more graduations.

I currently have 200 GB of space for 80 monthly and full cpanel access with multiple addons and subdomains.

However, my speed tests normally range from 960-800, with the occasional drop to the 800 -300 range depending on what the server is tied up with. I also had a few trouble times when cron jobs were stuck and performance was abysmal. At least that's what we think the issue was.

So, if I make this move, I'm sacrificing a lot of space, in order to get "consistent high performance". At this price, I am expecting to be over 1000 all the time and have no drops, hope that's the case.
updated by @ken-rich: 02/11/15 02:17:30PM

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OK - thanks,

Kinda swamped but I'll get to it...

Looks like I'll have to signup for mail gun first.

I don't see any instructions on how to migrate from present host to that server. How is that accomplished, or do you just need FTP access or something?
updated by @ken-rich: 02/11/15 12:39:53PM