Best approach to backup/migrate

[Migdiradmin]

Hi what is the best approach to backup/migrate directadmin to another vps?


Regards

 

[Zhenyapan]

Install and configure new VPS, make backups, copy to new server, restore, point domains to new server.

 

[Migdiradmin]

Install and configure new VPS, make backups, copy to new server, restore, point domains to new server.

Backups or backup?

There is any option to full backup and full recovery?

 

[Zhenyapan]

full user backups only, not full server config backup.

 

[ServerHealers]

I'd suggest following official documentation here - https://docs.directadmin.com/directadmin/backup-restore-migration/migrations.html

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[Migdiradmin]

full user backups only, not full server config backup.

So what this means

/admin/system-backup/basic
Configure full system Backup

This not do the directadmin full backup?

 

[Zhenyapan]

It makes, and allows you restore manually any configs (apache/nginx/exim/bind/dovecot/php), if some was changed. but it don't allow to restore server or whole DA from it.

 

[Migdiradmin]

It makes, and allows you restore manually any configs (apache/nginx/exim/bind/dovecot/php), if some was changed. but it don't allow to restore server or whole DA from it.

So directadmin dont have a full backup like cpanel

 

[Zhenyapan]

I don't know how full backup in cpanel works, once we try this panel and don't like it and don't use it.

 

[Ohm J]

this basic step I migrate to new OS or Reinstall OS.

Take system backup
#Directadmin relate installed
/usr/local/directadmin/conf/directadmin.conf
/usr/local/directadmin/custombuild/options.conf
/usr/local/directadmin/custombuild/php_extensions.conf
/usr/local/directadmin/custombuild/custom
/usr/local/directadmin/template/custom
/usr/local/directadmin/script/custom
/usr/local/sysbk
/usr/src # If you have any custom Source script
/usr/local/src # If you have any custom Source script

###CSF Firewall ( if you have installed csf firewall )
/etc/csf
/usr/local/csf/bin/regex.custom.pm

###SSHD Config ( if you custom this file )
/etc/ssh/sshd_config


#### to make sure, you not missing any single file, just backup "/usr/local/directadmin/"


if you just install basic thing, Don't have addition custom file other than these list. this should be enought.

then create full User Backup at "Admin Backup" page
Download all backup from System backup and Admin backup


Then reinstall new OS.
so Next step just restore by "tar" tools with same path above when you take backup from "system backup"

after you restore all backup from system backup. execute install directadmin. "setup.sh".


after you installed directadmin. Then restore csf firewall at
"/etc/csf/",
"/usr/local/csf/bin/regex.custom.pm"
then restart service by

service csf restart
service lfd restart

and last thing, Restore sshd_config at "/etc/ssh/sshd_config" and run

service sshd restart

and it all ready to restore all Users at Admin Backup.



###EDIT
i add "/usr/local/sysbk" to list of system backup

sysbk will store path all list file and folder that working in "System Backup page"