I-MSCP From Server 1 to Server 2 NOW

  • Hey guys, I have a question and yes i know there are many Threads which are related to this.


    The Point is I dont want here the answer: it will be come later
    or: not actually implemented.


    What i want is to work out an actually way for this.


    So, what i have to do when i want to transfer everything to a new server ? here is what I would do now:


    - Backup /var/www/ (this includes MySQL Backups and surely every web data)
    - Backup of the Imap Mail Contents (How can i do this ?)
    - installing i-mscp on the new server
    - creating resellers and Domains in the right order by hand in the new I-MSCP
    - Transfering the /var/www/ to the new Server and setting up Users and Userrights (chown+chmod)
    - creating every Setting by Hand (Mail Accounts, HostingPackets , FTP User and MySQL Databases)
    - starting the restore Function for each Domain
    - eventually if some Passwords are lost, changing it in the CMS Systems of the Domains + send the Admins of the Domains the new Passwords


    now my Questions to everyone:
    - How can i Backup the IMAP Directorys ?
    - Can I do something easier then i wrote above?


    Thank you for help and happy Holidays together :)


    PS: I will collect each help in this post to help each other guy who needs to do a transfer after me.

    Edited once, last by Hill ().

  • How can i Backup the IMAP Directorys ? rsync from server old to server new (would i do)
    to be sure not to loose any mail:
    1) stop the services on server old
    2) rsync to new server
    3) forward everything with rinetd from server old to server new
    4) start the services on server new


    don´t miss to change all dns settings for the domains to point to the new server(may use a short TTL for faster propagation)