Migrating from DigitalOcean to Hetzner: From $1,432 to $233/month With Zero Downtime
Summary
This article presents a real-world, zero-downtime migration from DigitalOcean to Hetzner for a large production stack, detailing a six-phase plan that includes MySQL master-slave replication, rsync-based web-file migration, DNS TTL reductions, and an automated cutover via reverse proxy and API scripts. It demonstrates substantial cost savings ($14,388/year) and confirms that service continuity was maintained throughout the transition.