How to migrate from Windows Server with custom hosting to Plesk

Log in to the target Plesk server using RDP

Install Plesk Migrator on the target server, if it isn't already

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.yaml or hosting-description.json depending on the desired format
• Place it in %plesk_dir%admin\plib\modules\panel-migrator\backend\
• Review the sample description files for reference

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%admin\plib\modules\panel-migrator\backend\
• Review the sample configuration file for reference

Generate the migration list

This is the list of objects (customers, resellers, service plans, domains, etc.) to be migrated.

%plesk_dir%admin\plib\modules\panel-migrator\backend\plesk-migrator.bat generate-migration-list

The resulting file will be named migration-list and placed in %plesk_dir%admin\plib\modules\panel-migrator\backend\

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%admin\plib\modules\panel-migrator\backend\plesk-migrator.bat validate

Start the migration

%plesk_dir%admin\plib\modules\panel-migrator\backend\plesk-migrator.bat transfer-accounts

After this is complete, additional content that may have been added to the source server can be resynced:

%plesk_dir%admin\plib\modules\panel-migrator\backend\plesk-migrator.bat copy-content

To resync only certain content types, add the appropriate option to the Migrator tool:

• plesk-migrator.bat copy-web-content
• plesk-migrator.bat copy-mail-content
• plesk-migrator.bat copy-db-content

It's a good idea to verify that the migrated items are working on the target server. To do this, run:

%plesk_dir%admin\plib\modules\panel-migrator\backend\plesk-migrator.bat test-all