TLKBAM backup from VM and restore to same appliance in cloud server

Thats kinda what it was designed for.

I would check the DNS stuff is setup correctly after a move but I have done this many times, in fact when  I make major changes I pull a clients backup from the cloud, work on it on my own VMS before pushing it back to the cloud.

But you won't be able to start it like that (if the server isn't running, then the cron job won't run either...)

I haven't played with it yet, but the Hub has an API which could be used for this purpose. Have a look in the docs at HubTools.

Also be aware that if you are using a S3 backed instance you will lose your data when you shut it down. Although even if you use an EBS backed instance I wouldn't 100% rely on (ie I'd make sure you run a daily backup prior to shutdown).

But if you have a computer that is on all the time (and connected to the net) you could run a TKL Core VM specificaly for the purposes of starting and shutting down your could instance. The HubTools CLI API looks pretty straight forward. You could then set up a cron job on your local VM to start and stop your server.

I know it's not quite as self contained or user friendly as what you are after, but I think it's pretty cool none the less!

Also there is an upstream bug in Webshell (aka ShellinaBox) that means that the dash ('-') doesn't work in some browsers (I forget which - Firefox IIRC?) so perhaps that's the issue?

Otherwise it should work fine from the commandline (Webshell or any other way...).

FYI personally I prefer PuTTY for accessing the commandline on my remote (or local) servers. If using Linux or OSX (I think) then you can use SSH from the commandline like this:

ssh root@<appliance-ip>

I have installed TKL Core and the hubtools. Yes it is pretty straight forward and the cron job to start and stop an instance automatically works flawlessly. Once I get to know how to configure the cronjob, it only takes 5 minutes to set it up but being a newbie to Linux, initially I had to spend a few hours googling and trying. But it is worth it. Thanks for the tip.

But I am just wondering why it had to be done  through Webmin. I tried the Webshell but it would not accept "apt-get install hubtools"

I too was a big fan of Firefox but use Chrome mostly now.

Another work around is using the '-' key on the numpad (assuming that you are using a full keyboard).

I ditched IE a few years ago and use Firefox instead. Now at last you have cleared my confusion. The dash ('-') did not show up because of Firefox. Just out of curiosity I tried it with IE and you are right, the webshell can accept the dash ('-') but anyway I am not going back to IE. I prefer open source.

Thanks for the "enlightenment"