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Configuration Files for Plesk Migration

 
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Configuration files for Plesk for Linux

This configuration file contains only the basic information necessary to
perform the migration:

[GLOBAL]
source-type: plesk
source-servers: pfu
target-type: plesk
[plesk]
ip:
os: unix
[pfu]
ip:
os: unix
ssh-password:

This configuration file contains advanced settings, enabling you to
fine-tune many aspects of the migration:

[GLOBAL]
# This section defines migrator's global settings.
# [mandatory, non-modifiable] source-type
# Source servers' product type.
#
# This is a template of configuration file for migration from Plesk Panel to
# Plesk Panel. For other source or target panels, browse other provided
# configuration templates and pick one that best suits your source type.
source-type: plesk
# [mandatory] sources
# A comma-separated list of the sections, that describe source Plesk Panel
# servers. In this setting you may specify one or more Plesk for Unix
# and/or Plesk for Windows servers.
#
# The order of the section names in this list is significant: Plesk server,
# which section is listed earlier, has priority in conflict resolution.
sources: pfu
# [optional] session-dir
# A directory for migration tool's temporary files.
# If not specified, temporary files will be put into './migration-session'.
# session-dir: migration-session
# [optional] zones-ttl
# The time in seconds, which migration tool sets as the SOA minimum TTL and
# refresh interval on a new DNS server.
# If not specified, default value is assumed: 120
# zones-ttl: 120
# [optional] external-dns-server
# An IPv4 address of an external DNS server that allows recursive DNS queries.
# Migration tool uses the specified address to test whether general Internet
# users can obtain the correct DNS records for the transferred domains. If
# nothing is specified, migration tool will use Google DNS server (8.8.8.8).
# If 'none' is specified, migration tool will skip this test.
# external-dns-server: 8.8.8.8
# [optional] mail-messages-delta-limit
# The post-migration mail…
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