What should I check before moving a BandwagonHost VPS to another datacenter?
The short answer
Check the destinations offered for your actual VPS in KiwiVM before planning a move. BandwagonHost documents datacenter migration as a control-panel feature and counts migration traffic toward data usage; do not assume every plan can move to every location.
In more detail
BandwagonHost lists datacenter migration among KiwiVM's management tools. Its migration update explains that only occupied disk sectors are transferred and that these transfers count toward usage. A move is therefore an operational change to plan, rather than a reason to ignore the remaining transfer allowance.
Start with the destination choices shown for the VPS you own. Ask support about a required location if it is not offered; a location advertised elsewhere on the website does not establish migration eligibility for your package. Review any destination-specific limits shown before confirming the operation.
Our practical checklist is to save a recoverable copy, schedule a quiet period, and record DNS records, firewall allowlists, monitoring and services that depend on the current address. Check whether the migration changes the IP before scheduling DNS work. Afterward, test website login, outbound connections and application jobs from the networks your users actually use.
For selection, treat migration as flexibility within the purchased service's permitted choices. If one destination is essential, choose a plan that explicitly offers it at purchase instead of relying on a later move.