Help with moving to a new server

[James4]

I need to transfer directadmin and all the users on it from one server to another.

There are two main backup options it seems - "System Backup" and "Admin Backup/Transfer".

The Admin backup/transfer one seems to be the only one with an obvious restore feature, so is this the one I should be using? (Out of interest too, if this is the case, what is the "System backup" mostly designed for?)

And would the rough procedure be:

1. Install blank DirectAdmin on new server
2. Admin Backup all users
3. Copy backup to new server
4. In Admin Backup/Transfer restore all users.

Am I likely to be missing anything major after all this?

Many thanks,
James

 

[BestBoard]

do you want to backup your config files?

 

[James4]

I would like, as far as is possible, the easiest way to transfer everything. User accounts, websites & databases. Admin settings, configs.

Essentially I just want to move the whole lot over and for it to be exactly the same, and looking for the easiest way of doing this possible.

Thanks!
James

 

[nobaloney]

Admin Backup/Transfer will move admin, reseller, and user information between two installed and configured servers.

If you need to backup and restore settings in serverwide configuration files you can use the System Backup to backup files, but you have to restore manually, and you have to know what you're doing.

Jeff