HestiaCP to DA?
- Thread starter akadi81
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he means the other way, from hestiacp to DAit is in the latest upcoming version available (1.9.0) , but there also an script available (not tested by me)
(Hestia still lacks ipv6)
[Feature] DirectAdmin backup import · Issue #3834 · hestiacp/hestiacp
Describe the feature or change in detail I think it would be nice and helpful to have an import function for DirectAdmin backups. This will make it much easyer to migrate from DirectAdmin to Hestia...github.com
zEitEr
Super Moderator
Whenever it possible you might do the following way:
1. hestiacp to cpanel
2. cpanel to directadmin
I'm not aware whether it is possible to complete the step #1. So you will need to research it on your own, unless you hire me for this job.
Richard G
Verified User
Nothing changed until now. DA only has a migration option from cPanel to DA, nothing else, not even Plesk to DA. 
zEitEr
Super Moderator
You can always write a migration script or get someone to write it for you
maendamedia
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Maybe a little late, but for others to read:
We ran into this exact gap ourselves and ended up building the missing piece — and we've open-sourced it: hestia-to-da — https://github.com/maendamedia/hestia-to-da
It converts a native HestiaCP user backup (v-backup-user output) into a native DirectAdmin backup that restores straight through Admin Backup/Transfer. The output follows the same conventions as DA's own cpanel_to_da.sh, so nothing custom is needed on the DA box and no panel access is needed on the source.
What carries over: web files, SSL certs, aliases (as pointers), mail accounts and complete mailboxes with original password hashes (both panels run Dovecot with the same Maildir++ layout, so folders and read flags survive), forwarders, MySQL/MariaDB databases and users with original password hashes, DNS zones (with optional IP rewrite), DKIM keys, cron jobs and FTP accounts.
Known gaps are documented in the README (PostgreSQL, Roundcube address books, autoresponder texts, and one manual DKIM copy step after restore).
We've used it for our own production migrations (HestiaCP 1.9.x → DirectAdmin 1.7x on OpenLiteSpeed).
MIT licensed — feedback and test reports with other version combinations are very welcome.
We ran into this exact gap ourselves and ended up building the missing piece — and we've open-sourced it: hestia-to-da — https://github.com/maendamedia/hestia-to-da
It converts a native HestiaCP user backup (v-backup-user output) into a native DirectAdmin backup that restores straight through Admin Backup/Transfer. The output follows the same conventions as DA's own cpanel_to_da.sh, so nothing custom is needed on the DA box and no panel access is needed on the source.
What carries over: web files, SSL certs, aliases (as pointers), mail accounts and complete mailboxes with original password hashes (both panels run Dovecot with the same Maildir++ layout, so folders and read flags survive), forwarders, MySQL/MariaDB databases and users with original password hashes, DNS zones (with optional IP rewrite), DKIM keys, cron jobs and FTP accounts.
Known gaps are documented in the README (PostgreSQL, Roundcube address books, autoresponder texts, and one manual DKIM copy step after restore).
We've used it for our own production migrations (HestiaCP 1.9.x → DirectAdmin 1.7x on OpenLiteSpeed).
MIT licensed — feedback and test reports with other version combinations are very welcome.