@black3dynamite said in How to safely copy a Linux VM:
You actually need to get a new machine id for your clone VM.
https://www.thegeekdiary.com/centos-rhel-7-how-to-change-the-machine-id/
Perfect, thanks. I have followed this process. Glad it got caught as otherwise would not have done this. Thanks for the help.
@DustinB3403 said in How to safely copy a Linux VM:
To ask why aren't you using your backup solution to restore a copy of this VM to a different host?
Not that this won't work, but it seems weird to go this route.
We could. But we can have downtime to the VM. Why not do it like we have and just turn off, copy VHDX, create new VM, attach VHDX? Seems to have worked totally fine to me.
Will do, thanks for the help. Nice and easy 
Hi folks,
We have a CentOS Linux 7 VM here at work, we would like to have a copy of this running on the same network. Any issues with just copying the VHDX and adding that to a new Virtual Machine on our HyperV host?
With our Windows Servers we run sysprep when creating copies to stop duplicate SIDs. Does anything like this need to be ran on the CentOS copy to make it safe?
Best,
Jim
@JaredBusch said in Web host for my own wedding site...:
@Jimmy9008 said in Web host for my own wedding site...:
What do you lot think so far? Started an hour or two ago.
http://82.13.39.198/validate/demo/index.asp
I have not developed anything for a long time (over 10 years), so its not pretty. I'll make it pretty later, including improved wording, and some nice images of our venue.
You should only be able to get through the verify initial page with the code 'abc' or 'def' at the moment...
What do you think? My fiancee doesnt like the idea of including the menu in all the invites, or having each person to call us, email, text or post back - so wants a webpage where they all have a code to enter and select their meal...
You didn't listen. Don't do this. Use Wordpress and some plugins.
Why? Like I said, i'm doing this partly for fun as mentioned in the OP (nostalgia from years ago, specifically). So why use wordpress? I'm not interested in wordpress or plugins and didnt ask for that on my OP.
What do you lot think so far? Started an hour or two ago.
http://82.13.39.198/validate/demo/index.asp
I have not developed anything for a long time (over 10 years), so its not pretty. I'll make it pretty later, including improved wording, and some nice images of our venue.
You should only be able to get through the verify initial page with the code 'abc' or 'def' at the moment...
What do you think? My fiancee doesnt like the idea of including the menu in all the invites, or having each person to call us, email, text or post back - so wants a webpage where they all have a code to enter and select their meal...
@gjacobse said in Web host for my own wedding site...:
@Jimmy9008 said in Web host for my own wedding site...:
Where can I pickup a cheap domain?
Some will suggest that you need to keep the Host and the Registrar separate.. But for a personal site I don't see the need.
My host is Host Monster.. as is my Registrar. I think I pay about $120 a year for hosting and Domains for four sites...
You can get it cheaper when you purchase more years..
Were getting married in 2020, so ill only need it from now until around August 2020.
@DustinB3403 said in Web host for my own wedding site...:
There are a lot of options, word press, squarespace, Apache server hosted on vultr.
You likely don't have any static IP addresses available at your residence. So going hosted will be a good option.
I think officially my ISP says the IP may change, but in the four years i've had it the IP address has been the same. I still dont want to use that option though.
@gjacobse said in Web host for my own wedding site...:
Any host will give you all that you are looking for. GoDaddy, BlueHost, HostMonster,.. etc.
But - why a Static IP? I have four sites running off my hosting, and I don't have a static IP for any of them.
If you want to use your laptop at home,.. you'll have to leave it on all the time. And run a service like DynDNS.
I just assume that if I buy a domain name, for example: www.myweddingjim2020.com and point that to a webserver at 197.x.x.x, if the IP changes the site wont load?