Question
How to migrate from Windows Server with custom hosting to Plesk?
Answer
Migration from custom hosting is only possible using the command line, not the Plesk interface. The steps vary depending on whether administrative access is available. Please refer to the corresponding section below.
Note: To migrate from Hosting Controller v7, MSPControl, WebSitePanel, or XUnitConf, please contact Plesk Professional Services
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Log in to the target Plesk server using RDP
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Install Plesk Migrator on the target server, if it isn't already
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Prepare the hosting description file
This file contains the list of clients, subscriptions, add-on domains, mailboxes, etc., to be transferred from the source server.
- Name it
hosting-description.yamlorhosting-description.jsondepending on the desired format - Place it in
%plesk_dir%adminplibmodulespanel-migratorbackend - Review the sample description files for reference
- Name it
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Prepare the migrator tool configuration file
This one has the configuration and access information from the source server.
- Name it
config.ini - Place it in
%plesk_dir%adminplibmodulespanel-migratorbackend - Review the sample configuration file for reference
- Name it
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Generate the migration list
This is the list of objects (customers, resellers, service plans, domains, etc.) to be migrated.
%plesk_dir%adminplibmodulespanel-migratorbackendplesk-migrator.bat generate-migration-list
The resulting file will be named
migration-listand placed in%plesk_dir%adminplibmodulespanel-migratorbackend -
Edit the migration list
Remove domains that should not be migrated, assign domains to service plans, or re-assign them between customers as needed. Once done, the hosting description file can be validated for errors:
%plesk_dir%adminplibmodulespanel-migratorbackendplesk-migrator.bat validate
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Start the migration
%plesk_dir%adminplibmodulespanel-migratorbackendplesk-migrator.bat transfer-accounts
After this is complete, additional content that may have been added to the source server can be resynced:
%plesk_dir%adminplibmodulespanel-migratorbackendplesk-migrator.bat copy-content
To resync only certain content types, add the appropriate option to the Migrator tool:
plesk-migrator.bat copy-web-contentplesk-migrator.bat copy-mail-contentplesk-migrator.bat copy-db-content
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It's a good idea to verify that the migrated items are working on the target server. To do this, run:
%plesk_dir%adminplibmodulespanel-migratorbackendplesk-migrator.bat test-all
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Log in to the target Plesk server using RDP
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Install Plesk Migrator on the target server, if it isn't already
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Manually copy web and mail data from the source server to the target server
- For web data, copy the document root directories of the domains being migrated along with all their subdirectories and files
- The content can be placed anywhere on the target server
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Create dumps of the databases belonging to the sites to be migrated and manually copy them to the target server
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Prepare the hosting description file
This file contains the list…