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Sample Hosting Description Files

 
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Sample hosting description files are provided as a part of the Plesk
Migrator distribution and can be found in the following directories:

  • (Linux)
    /usr/local/psa/admin/plib/modules/panel-migrator/backend/conf/samples/custom/
  • (Windows)
    %plesk_dir%adminplibmodulespanel-migratorbackendconfsamplescustom

Additionally, the Plesk Migrator distribution includes the
schema.json file listing all available hosting description
parameters. It can be found in the following directories:

  • (Linux)
    /usr/local/psa/admin/plib/modules/panel-migrator/backend/lib/python/parallels/plesk/hosting_description/
  • (Windows)
    %plesk_dir%adminplibmodulespanel-migratorbackendlibpythonparallelspleskhosting_description

Below are two simple hosting description file samples.

YAML

customers:
  - login: jsmith
    password: 123qwe
    contact_info:
      name: John Smith
      email: [email protected]
    subscriptions:
      - name: example.com
        sys_user:
          login: jsmith
          password: 123qwe1
        addon_domains:
          - name: another.tld
          - name: other.tld
        subdomains:
          - name: s.another.tld
          - name: s.example.com
        databases:
          - type: mysql
            name: examplecomdb1
            users:
              - login: exdbuser1
                password: qweqwe
          - type: mysql
            name: examplecomdb2
            users:
              - login: exdbuser2
                password: eiury
        mail_service:
          mail_users:
            - name: john
              password: 123qwe
              disk_quota: 50M
              spamfilter: true
              antivirus: none
            - name: bob
              password: 123qwe
              disk_quota: 10M
            - name: tom
              password: 123qwe
              disk_quota: 10M
      - name: example.net
        source_webspace_root: /home/sergey/data/
        source_document_root: /home/sergey/data/www/example.net
        sys_user:
          login: serg
          password: 123qwe
        databases:
          - type: mysql
            name: db3
            users:
              - login: db3user
                password: qweqwe
  - login: asmith
    password: 123qwe
    contact_info:
      name: Alex Smith
      email: [email protected]
    subscriptions:
      - name: example.info
        source_webspace_root: /home/alexey/data/
        source_document_root: /home/alexey/data/www/example.info
        sys_user:
          login: alexey
        databases:
          - type: mysql
            name: db1
            users:
              - login: db1user
                password: qweqwe
          - type: mysql
            name: db2
            users:
              - login: db2user
        mail_service:
          mail_users:
            - name: alexey
              password: 123qwe

JSON

{
  "customers": [
    {
      "name": "John Smith",
      "login": "jsmith",
      "subscriptions": [
        {
          "name": "jsmith.tld",
          "sys_user": {
            "login": "johny",
            "password": "123qwe"
          }
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Alex Smith",
      "login": "alexey",
      "subscriptions": [
        {
          "name": "alex.tld",
          "sys_user": {
            "login": "alexsmith",
            "password": "123qwe"
          }
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}
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