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cutover: www.example.fisample servers, example model
T−12 hTest
Steps not to scale. Drag, use arrow keys, or play.
$ dig @ns1.example.fi +noall +answer www.example.fi
www.example.fi.  300  IN  A  192.0.2.10
# your laptop, /etc/hosts: 198.51.100.20 www.example.fi

Test the new server through a hosts-file entry: log in, search, add to cart, place a test order, send a form.

Visitors see: The site as usual, served by the old server.

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downtime, whole planNear zero
  • About 20 minutes of paused checkout during the final sync; pages keep loading throughout.
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Move your sites to a new server without the downtime drama

Sites, stores, databases and mailboxes moved to a new host or server, tested on the new box before DNS changes, with a rollback plan. cPanel to cPanel, shared to VPS or old server to new. From €390 per site.

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from€390per site, excl. VAT 25.5%. Proposed price. Whole servers quoted after an inventory.

The cutover clock on the left runs the real sequence on two sample servers. Tick a shortcut to see what it costs.

Everything that has to move, not just the files

Most migration trouble comes from the things nobody listed: a cron job, a PHP extension, a DKIM key. The inventory comes first.

Files and permissions

Copied with rsync -a so owners, permissions and timestamps survive, then re-synced before the switch.

Databases

MySQL or MariaDB dumps with character set and collation checked, so Finnish ä and ö arrive as ä and ö.

Mail

Mailboxes, forwarders and filters, copied with IMAP sync; MX, SPF, DKIM and DMARC moved with care. More on email deliverability.

DNS

Every record in the zone, not only A and MX: TXT verifications, CNAMEs for services, CAA records.

Certificates

TLS issued on the new server before or right after the switch, so no visitor meets a browser warning.

Cron, PHP and limits

Scheduled jobs, PHP version, extensions, memory and upload limits matched or deliberately upgraded.

The migration runbook, rollback included

The sheet I work from on every move, shown in full. The rollback branch is planned before the switch, not invented during it.

runbook / web1 to web2 / example.fisample0 of 15 done

BeforeT−48 h to T−1 h

CutoverT−30 min to T+15 min

VerifyT+15 min to T+24 h

Afterday 7

Switch DNS Verify Keep new serverold kept 7 days Roll backA record to 192.0.2.10 TTL 300 s: most visitors move back within minutes

If the checks pass

  1. Lift the freeze notice; the new server takes all traffic
  2. Watch error logs and mail for the first 24 hours
  3. Move backups and monitoring to the new server
  4. Cancel the old server after seven quiet days

Questions about moving servers

Will my site go offline?

Not in any way visitors notice, if the plan is followed. The new server is built and tested before DNS changes, the TTL is lowered two days earlier, and stores get a short checkout freeze of about 20 minutes during the final sync. The old server stays ready as a rollback for a week.

Can you move email too?

Yes. Mailboxes are copied with IMAP sync so folders, read status and old messages arrive intact, then synced again after the switch to catch late mail. MX, SPF, DKIM and DMARC records are moved with the site, and I check that the new server's address is not on blocklists before sending.

What if the old host will not cooperate?

I usually do not need them. With your control panel, FTP or SSH login I can copy files, databases and mail myself. If you only have a WordPress admin login, a plugin export works for most sites. What you must keep is control of your domain; check who holds the registrar account first.

Contract with the old host ending? Lower the TTL today, then talk to me.

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Migration prices

Fixed prices in euros, excluding VAT 25.5%, agreed after the inventory. You own both hosting accounts throughout.

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Site move

€390from, per site proposed
  • Files, database and DNS
  • Hosts-file test before the switch
  • Cutover with lowered TTL
  • Old server kept as rollback for 7 days
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Store move

€590from, per store owner to confirm
  • Everything in a site move
  • Checkout freeze and final database sync
  • Test order placed and refunded on the new server
  • Payment and shipping webhooks checked
Ask about a store move

Whole server

Quoteafter an inventory owner to confirm
  • All cPanel accounts, mail and DNS
  • Accounts moved in planned batches
  • PHP versions and limits matched per site
  • One written plan with dates per account
Ask about a server move

The old server is not touched until you sign off. If verification fails, DNS goes back and you do not pay for that cutover attempt. owner to confirm

When I would not run this migration

A server move changes where the site lives, not what it is built on.

  • 01You are also changing store platform, for example WooCommerce to Shopify. That is an ecommerce migration with redirects, planned differently.
  • 02The move would land in your busiest week. I will suggest a quieter date, even if it means paying the old host another month.
  • 03One small site with no mail, and the new host offers a free move. Take it, then ask me for a health check afterwards if you want a second pair of eyes.

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Send the site address, where it lives now and where it should go. You get an inventory list and a written fixed price within one working day.

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  • Näsinneula tower, Tampere, 1971. Opened in 1971, with an observation deck and a revolving restaurant at the top.
  • Finlayson mill, Tampere, 1820. Cotton mill founded in 1820 by James Finlayson; the red-brick mill and chimney still stand by the Tammerkoski rapids.
  • Tampere Cathedral, 1907. National Romantic granite church by Lars Sonck, with frescoes by Hugo Simberg.
  • Helsinki Cathedral, 1852. White neoclassical church with green domes above the Senate Square steps, designed by Carl Ludvig Engel.
  • Parliament House, Helsinki, 1931. Eduskuntatalo, built of red granite behind a front row of tall columns.
  • Temppeliaukio Church, Helsinki, 1969. The Rock Church: cut into solid bedrock and roofed with a copper dome.
  • Suomenlinna sea fortress, Helsinki, 1748. Island fortress begun in 1748 at the entrance to Helsinki harbour; a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
  • Olavinlinna castle, Savonlinna, 1475. Medieval castle with three round towers, built on a rock island between two lakes.
  • Sauna by a frozen lake, UNESCO 2020. Finnish sauna culture is on UNESCO’s list of the intangible cultural heritage of humanity.
  • Lapland: spruce, reindeer and a fell, North. The northern end of the journey: spruce forest, a reindeer and a snow-capped fell.
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