How do I migrate from an Unmanaged VPS to Managed Hosting on a VPS?

Virtual Private Server
Migrations and Transfers
Managed VPS
Austin B.
Published: 3 July 2020
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With any Managed Hosting package you'll get full access to the Migration Centre. It gives you a few easy migration options. 

Unmanaged VPS with cPanel ➡ Managed Hosting on a VPS
  • Log in to My20i
  • Select Start a Migration.
  • Choose WHM/cPanel from the list and click Next.
  • Enter the required credentials: hostname, username and the password for cPanel/WHM, and click Next.
  • You can then choose your Managed VPS from the Service Target dropdown menu and Package Bundle Type.
  • Go to Migrations Overview in My20i at any time to see the status of your migration. You’ll be notified when it’s successfully completed.

 

Unmanaged VPS with WordPress➡ Managed Hosting on a VPS

The best way to migrate a WordPress site from unmanged VPS is by using a WordPress migration plugin. We'd recommend using All-in-One WP Migration

https://en-gb.wordpress.org/plugins/all-in-one-wp-migration/

 

Unmanaged VPS with a Custom Site ➡ Managed Hosting on a VPS

To migrate a custom site when you don't have a control panel or isn't WordPress would be a manual migration.