Import cPanel backup

Import cPanel accounts from backup.

Create cpanel backup​

Create a cPanel account backup using backup wizard or download a backup from Jetbackup5 interface:

Download backup​

Transfer the generated backup to your server

Import backup​

To start import from HiTechCloud, access HiTechAdmin and click on 'Import cPanel Account' within the Advanced section of the sidebar.

Insert full path to the uploaded cPanel backup archive, select a plan for the imported user and click on 'Import from Backup'.

That's it​

Import is running in background

You can trace progress and view the import log on this page.

From the command line​

The same importer runs from the server's shell. Report what a backup holds, changing nothing:

hitechcloudcli migrate import cpanel --backup-location=/root/backup-7.29.2024_13-22-32_alice.tar.gz --plan-name='Standard plan' --dry-run

then import it by running the same command without --dry-run. Other options: --username=<name> (import under another name), --reseller=<name>, --skip-mail, --skip-files, --post-hook=<executable> and --debug.

Each run logs to /var/log/hitechcloud/admin/imports/ and keeps a ledger and an undo script under /var/lib/hitechcloud/imports/; passwords the import had to set are in a root-only credentials file there, never in the log.