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Topic: Migrating from ubuntu to freebsd + ssl certs

==== REQUIRED BASIC INFO OF YOUR IREDMAIL SERVER ====
- iRedMail version (check /etc/iredmail-release): 0.9.9
- Deployed with iRedMail Easy or the downloadable installer? downloadable installer
- Linux/BSD distribution name and version: Ubuntu 18.04.2
- Store mail accounts in which backend (LDAP/MySQL/PGSQL):  MariaDB
- Web server (Apache or Nginx): Nginx
- Manage mail accounts with iRedAdmin-Pro? No
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====

Hi there,

I have a server running on ubuntu 18.04.2 with about 6 domains, about a total of 10 email accounts all up.

When setting up i followed these instructions: https://www.linuxbabe.com/mail-server/s … ains-nginx - so i have one main cert and then a few subordinate certs for each domain.

When i set this up it was a bit of an experiment but things have gone really well so i want to give the server a good resource bump to improve performance.  I feel that doing this on freebsd will allow it to make the most of this extra resource.

Is there anything i need to look out for when shifting from linux to unix in terms of the migration instructions here -- https://docs.iredmail.org/migrate.to.ne … erver.html ?

Can i copy over the SSL certificates to the new server or do i need to get new ones?

I have customised postfix config a bit to use an upstream smtp relay for delivery, changes to allow more permissive delivery of emails etc to suit some requirements, can i copy and paste the config to the new server?

Will clients notice any disruption after the cutover and the new server answering their requests?

Thanks very much!

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Re: Migrating from ubuntu to freebsd + ssl certs

zebrinny wrote:

Is there anything i need to look out for when shifting from linux to unix in terms of the migration instructions here -- https://docs.iredmail.org/migrate.to.ne … erver.html ?

No. Just make sure both servers run the same iRedMail releases so that you get same SQL structure for easier migration.

zebrinny wrote:

Can i copy over the SSL certificates to the new server or do i need to get new ones?

Better get a new one - LetsEncrypt is free.

zebrinny wrote:

I have customised postfix config a bit to use an upstream smtp relay for delivery, changes to allow more permissive delivery of emails etc to suit some requirements, can i copy and paste the config to the new server?

Just copy/paste the changed parts.

zebrinny wrote:

Will clients notice any disruption after the cutover and the new server answering their requests?

If everything goes smoothly, users should not notify any changes. You need to take care of all details.