Migrating From a Linux Server With Custom Hosting

This topic describes how to migrate from a Linux server running a
control panel not on the list of supported source
platforms, or one with hosting but no control panel. The
following scenarios are supported:

• Migration from a server with custom hosting for which you have
  administrative access. This scenario involves the creation of a
  hosting description file, which includes the list of clients,
  subscriptions, addon domains, mailboxes, etc., and also specifies the
  location of web and mail content data on the source server. The file
  has a human-readable format, covers most popular hosting services,
  and can be written in YAML or JSON.
• Migration from a server with custom hosting for which you do not
  have administrative access. This scenario presumes that you will
  manually move web content data and database dumps from the source
  server to the destination one. A hosting description file will have
  to be created as well, but in this case it should specify the
  location of web content data and database dumps on the destination
  server.

If you have administrative access to the server, follow these steps:

1. Log in to the destination Plesk server via SSH.

2. Make sure that Plesk Migrator is installed. If it is not, install it
   following the instructions here.

3. Prepare the hosting description file. Name the file
   hosting-description.[yaml/json], depending on the chosen format,
   and place it in the
   /usr/local/psa/admin/sbin/modules/panel-migrator directory. The
   file must contain the list of clients, subscriptions, addon domains,
   mailboxes, etc. to be transferred from the source server. You can
   find sample hosting description files here.

4. Create a directory named conf in the
   /usr/local/psa/var/modules/panel-migrator/ directory. Prepare the
   migrator tool configuration file. Name the file config.ini
   and place it in the /usr/local/psa/var/modules/panel-migrator/conf/
   directory. The file must include the configuration and access information for the
   source server. Use the sample configuration…