How to migrate a website to BeAdmin

Migrating a website to BeAdmin is a convenient way to quickly deploy a project on a server without manual setup via console and configuration files. All key steps — creating the website, uploading files, and connecting a database — can be done in just a few clicks. This guide will walk you through the process step by step.

⚠️ Warning

Before you start, make sure you have an archive with your website files and, if the project uses a database, its dump.

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Step 1. Setting up the website on the server

You create the website in a single dialog in the "Websites & Domains" section; Websites & Domains. Creating a website describes it in detail. You don't need to install Nginx, PHP, or MariaDB beforehand: the panel installs whatever is missing when you start the setup, then configures the virtual host and the database.

1. Open the "Websites & Domains" section and click "Create website".
2. Enter the website's domain.
3. In the "Website type" field, choose "PHP". If the website has no database and consists of HTML, CSS, and JS files, choose "Static site".
4. If the website uses a database, keep "Create a MariaDB database" turned on, click "Configure database", and fill in "Database name", "User", and "Password". Set the password yourself: a password generated by the panel cannot be viewed afterwards, and the migrated website needs it in its configuration.
5. By default, the "Website folder" field holds the domain name, so the website files will live in /home/www/your_domain/ — the same path the commands in Step 2 use. If you chose a different folder, use it in those commands instead.
6. Click "Create", then "Start setup", and wait until the website shows the "Running" label.

💡 Tip

A certificate is issued only if the domain already points to the server's IP address. If it still points to the old server, leave "Issue SSL certificate" turned on: the website starts with a self-signed certificate, and after you switch the DNS, click "Issue certificate" in the website's expanded row. For details, see the notes on creating a website.

Step 2. Migrating files and database

You can upload your website files in different ways.

Via FTP

Use any FTP client, such as FileZilla. For details, see the guide on how to connect to a server via FTP.

After connecting, upload your files to the website directory and then import the database.

Via SSH

Connect to the server via SSH. Instructions can be found in the guide on how to connect to a server via SSH.

Copy files with:

rsync -avP root@SOURCE_IP:/path/to/site/ /home/www/your_domain/

Change ownership:

chown beadmin:beadmin -R /home/www/your_domain/

Import the database:

mysql -u db_user -p db_name < /home/www/path/dump.sql

ℹ️ Info

The command will ask for the database user’s password.

Via file manager

ℹ️ Info

Prepare an archive with website files and a database dump.

In the panel, open Files, go to your website’s folder, click Upload, and select the archive. Once uploaded, right-click the archive and choose Extract.

To import the database, find the uploaded dump, right-click it, and select Import into database. Choose the previously created database and click Run.

Step 3. Configuring and testing the website

After migration, update your project settings so it works correctly on the new server, especially the database connection parameters.

Your website will be available via your domain. You can check it directly or temporarily map the server IP in your local hosts file.

💡 Tip

If you see a 403 error, check file permissions:

• directories — 755
• files — 644

Useful links

• Websites & Domains. Creating a website
• How to set up a virtual host in Nginx
• How to connect to a server via SSH
• How to connect to a server via FTP