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Server recovery instructions

Build new server from latest server image backup on Rackspace
Record new root password and IP address
Point both load balancers (http and https) to new server.
Restore all files from latest file backup
Dump latest hourly database backup into database:
Connect to MySQL: mysql -u root -h sites -p
Decompress and restore from backup: zcat /var/lib/mysqlbackup/default/newest/backup_data/sites.sql.gz | mysql sites
Update IP address in /etc/httpd/vhost.d/22slides.conf file to reference new server's IP.
Restart Apache: service httpd restart
Restart SupervisorD: service supervisord restart
Make sure image uploads work
Make sure system monitoring is setup
Make sure image, file, and database backups are working

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