# How to Migrate a Server from Ace Cloud to AWS?
This guide provides a step-by-step process for migrating a Ubuntu server from Ace Cloud to AWS. The process involves creating snapshots, converting them into images, and transferring these images to AWS.
### Step 1: Create a Snapshot
To create a snapshot, follow the steps below:
a. [Login](https://customer.acecloudhosting.com/index.php?m=ace_product_register_addon\&action=login) to your account.
b. Navigate to **Compute** and then click on **Instances**.
e. Select the Instance from the list and click on the action icon.
f. Choose **Create Snapshot.**
g. Enter the **Snapshot Name** and hit **Submit**.
### Step 2: Create Volume from the Snapshot
a. Navigate to **Storage** then click on **Volumes**, locate the volume created from the snapshot.
**b.** Click the **Create Volume** button.
c. Enter the **Volume Name** and set the **Volume Size** as needed.
d. In the **Volume Source** dropdown, select **Snapshot** and choose the appropriate snapshot from the list.
e. Click **Submit**.
### Step 3: Upload Volume to Glance as Image
a. Click on **Utilities,** then on **User**.
b. Click on **Create User**.
c. Enter the **Username** and **Description** for the user and click on **Create User**.
d. Click on **Download** to save the user credential.
e. Login to the [horizon portal ](https://console.openstack.acecloudhosting.com/auth/login/?next=/identity/users/)with the credential created above.
f. Navigate to the **Volumes** tab and click on **Volumes**.
g. Select the volume from the list and click on the action icon. Select the **Upload to Image** option from the dropdown.
h. Enter the **Image Name** and select the **Disk Format** (e.g., `qcow2`). Click on **Upload**.
### Step 4: Download Images Using OpenStack CLI
**i. Access a server with sufficient disk space:** Ensure the server has enough volume space to store the images that will be downloaded.
**ii. Install and configure OpenStack CLI on the server: I**nstall the OpenStack CLI using the below command:
```
sudo apt-get install python3-openstackclient -y
```
**iii. Download the RC file from the horizon dashboard:**
To download the RC file, follow the below steps:
a. Login to the [horizon portal ](https://console.openstack.acecloudhosting.com/auth/login/?next=/identity/users/)with the credentials created above.
b. Click on the region in the top-left corner and select the region.
c. Click on the user icon in the top-right corner.
d. Click on **OpenStack RC File** to download the RC file.
iv. Use the following command to list images and check their status:
```
openstack image list | grep -i
```
**Note:** Replace `` with the name of the image you uploaded.
**v. Wait for the images to be in the "active" state:** The image should be in the "active" state before proceeding to download.
**vi. Download the image using the Glance client:**
a. Once the image is active, use the following command to download it:
```
glance image-download --file --progress
```
**Note:** Replace `` with the desired name for the downloaded image file and replace `` with the ID of the image.
### **Step 5: Upload Images to AWS S3**
**a. Configure AWS CLI on the server:**
```
//Installing AWS CLI
curl "https://awscli.amazonaws.com/awscli-exe-linux-x86_64.zip" -o "awscliv2.zip"
apt install unzip -y
unzip awscliv2.zip
sudo ./aws/install
aws configure
//Enter you credentials
```
Enter your AWS credentials and set the default region.
**b. Upload the images to AWS S3:**
```
aws s3 cp s3:///
```
**Note:** Replace `` with the name of the downloaded image file and replace `` with the name of your S3 bucket.
### Step 6: Register Images as AMIs in AWS
**a. Import the images as AMIs:**
```
aws ec2 import-image \
--description "Description" \
--disk-containers "Format=RAW,UserBucket={S3Bucket=ace-pc-cloudevopsteam, S3Key=logo/Ubuntu-20.04-ovh}"
```
**Note:** Replace `` with a description of the image, `` with your S3 bucket name and `` with the key of the image file in S3.
**b. Monitor the import status:**
```
aws ec2 describe-import-image-tasks --import-task-ids
```
**Note:** Replace `` with the ID returned from the `import-image` command.
Let it complete.
**c.** Once the import is complete, the image will be available in the AMI section of AWS EC2. You can find it under **Images > AMIs** in the AWS Management Console.
d. Using this uploaded image, you can launch your instance.
