Guides for moving and upgrading Forge servers
Practical write-ups from an agency that migrates its own servers: deadlines to plan for, checklists, and what we learned moving real sites.
Ubuntu 22.04 end of life: what Forge users need to do before April 2027
Ubuntu 22.04 leaves standard support in April 2027, and Forge can't upgrade a server's Ubuntu version in place. Here's how to plan the move and what to check on each site.
24 October 2026 · 3 min readKiln now handles Statamic, Filament and SQLite sites
Statamic content kept out of Git is found and copied, caches are skipped, Git automation is flagged, and sites without a MySQL database are no longer treated as if they had one.
24 October 2026 · 2 min read GuideThe Forge server migration checklist
Every site, database, upload folder, queue, cron job, firewall rule and certificate to check when you move a Laravel Forge server, in the order to do it.
24 October 2026 · 3 min readMoving a server soon?
Kiln moves every site on a Forge server with zero downtime, for £15 a server. Try the live demo first: no account needed.