obsidian-vault/200 projects/220 Web Host Migration/Phase 5 — Decommission InMotion.md

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created	modified	type	client	project	status	priority	tags	aliases	id
2026-08-28	2026-08-28	plan	sam	web-host-migration	pending	4	migration decommission inmotionhosting	phase-5-decommission	1848129022-P5

Phase 5 — Decommission InMotion VPS

Part of Migration Plan — InMotion to Local + AWS Offsite. After sites are live locally (Phase 4 = CMS migration, separate project). Do not run early.

Goal

Retire the ~100 AUD/mo InMotion VPS once nothing depends on it.

Sub-steps

• Confirm all 5–6 sites served by .13 behind Caddy .35 and DNS final A-records → static IP.
• Migrate any remaining InMotion cron jobs → local systemd timers on .13 (covered by CMS project).
• Backup the VPS one final time (full dump → local staging → AWS offsite) before cancelling.
• Cancel InMotion / disable auto-renew.
• Verify no mail MX or site depend on InMotion anymore.
• Log final cost saving (expected ~50–70 AUD/mo net) in Migration Work Log.

Acceptance criteria

• InMotion cancelled; all live traffic local; no dangling DNS/MX.
• Burn-down recovery path verified from AWS offsite.

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All phases tracked in Migration Work Log.