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MemberPress WordPress Site Migration Kinsta to Icelandic VPS Project Summary Were migrating a privacy-first WordPress site using MemberPress from Kinsta (Google Cloud) to a managed VPS in Iceland. The site currently has no traffic, making this a strategic infrastructure shift in preparation for future self-hosting. Tech Stack WordPress MemberPress (subscriptions, webhooks, payment gateways) https://bunny.net (likely CDN or video delivery) Cloudflare DNS ProtonMail (likely custom domain; SMTP not configured yet) Other plugins (TBD) Key Tasks Full migration of WordPress files + database Reconfigure MemberPress: License reactivation Payment gateway webhook testing Reintegrate https://bunny.net Install + configure Lets Encrypt SSL Update Cloudflare DNS (A records, SSL settings) Ensure email deliverability (Postmark/SendGrid optional) Harden VPS stack (UFW, fail2ban, PHP config tuning) Optional: prep for future move to self-hosted server Ideal Contractor Profile Senior WordPress dev/sysadmin Experience with MemberPress and gated content platforms Knows https://bunny.net, Cloudflare and SMTP/DNS setup Comfortable working on managed VPS environments (non-cPanel) Bonus: Alignment with privacy, sovereignty, and open-source ethos Timeline Start: ASAP (zero-traffic site = low migration risk) Ideal Turnaround: Within 710 days Coordination: Ops contact available to provide access and plugin info Notes This migration is part of a larger project involving conscious tech, sovereignty, and long-view infrastructure design. Future phases include self-hosting, crypto integration, and AI-human collaboration frameworks. MemberPress WordPress Site Migration Kinsta to Icelandic VPS Project Summary Were migrating a privacy-first WordPress site using MemberPress from Kinsta (Google Cloud) to a managed VPS in Iceland. The site currently has no traffic, making this a strategic infrastructure shift in preparation for future self-hosting. Tech Stack WordPress MemberPress (subscriptions, webhooks, payment gateways) https://bunny.net (likely CDN or video delivery) Cloudflare DNS ProtonMail (likely custom domain; SMTP not configured yet) Other plugins (TBD) Key Tasks Full migration of WordPress files + database Reconfigure MemberPress: License reactivation Payment gateway webhook testing Reintegrate https://bunny.net Install + configure Lets Encrypt SSL Update Cloudflare DNS (A records, SSL settings) Ensure email deliverability (Postmark/SendGrid optional) Harden VPS stack (UFW, fail2ban, PHP config tuning) Optional: prep for future move to self-hosted server Ideal Contractor Profile Senior WordPress dev/sysadmin Experience with MemberPress and gated content platforms Knows https://bunny.net, Cloudflare and SMTP/DNS setup Comfortable working on managed VPS environments (non-cPanel) Bonus: Alignment with privacy, sovereignty, and open-source ethos Timeline Start: ASAP (zero-traffic site = low migration risk) Ideal Turnaround: Within 710 days Coordination: Ops contact available to provide access and plugin info Notes This migration is part of a larger project involving conscious tech, sovereignty, and long-view infrastructure design. Future phases include self-hosting, crypto integration, and AI-human collaboration frameworks.