import / adopt

Move to SrvYard without starting from a blank page.

Your old panel knows things the server does not: deploy scripts, daemons, scheduled jobs, domains. The server knows what is really running. SrvYard reads both, shows you what it found, and changes nothing until you say so.

Start free Read the walkthrough in the docs

Import / migrate

# what the import does
source      ploi | vito
token       read-only, checked with one read call
            kept encrypted for an hour, deleted when you finish
env files   only if you ask, only for the sites you tick
scripts     shown next to their translation, never run
scan        no changes to the server
old panel   untouched

01Two halves

use both, in this order

1import from another panel

Drafts from a read-only token

Paste a read-only API token for Ploi or VitoDeploy. SrvYard lists the servers it can see, reads the ones you tick, and shows a plan: servers, sites, daemons, scheduled jobs, databases and firewall rules, each with its own tick box. Deploy scripts appear beside their translation into SrvYard’s own, so you can see what changed.

Nothing is installed by this step. Servers wait for access, and sites say they need provisioning.

2scan and adopt the real server

Read what is actually on it

Connect the server, then scan it: web server and PHP configuration, processes, background workers, cron, databases (metadata only), certificates, firewall, application folders and git remotes. You choose what the scan may read. Private keys, database passwords and password hashes are never read. Then you confirm each site and SrvYard takes it over.

This half works for any panel, because every panel drove an ordinary Ubuntu machine.

02Where you come from

a page per panel

Ploi

Servers, sites, deploy scripts, queue workers, cron jobs and databases from a read-only token.

VitoDeploy

Your own VitoDeploy, read through its API.

RunCloud

No API import: connect the server and scan it.

SpinupWP

No API import: connect the server and scan it.

Other panels and hand-built servers

Anything that is an Ubuntu machine with Nginx and PHP can be scanned and adopted.

03What is never copied

because no panel API will give it to you

Item	What happens
Passwords and private keys	Not readable through any panel API. Connect the server with SrvYard’s own key instead.
Environment files	Read only if you switch it on, and imported only for the sites you tick. Key names alone can be read without the values.
Deploy scripts	Saved as drafts. They run on the server only at a deployment you start.
The old panel	Never written to. Delete the token there when you are done.

04Check this before you start

Room on your plan

Imported servers and sites count against your plan’s limits. Hobby holds one server and three sites.

A fresh server where you can

Provisioning installs and configures software and can overwrite what is there. For a busy server use the scan, which changes nothing.

Your own DNS and webhooks

Git webhooks and DNS records are yours to move. Do it per site, after the first deploy works.

05Migration questions

answers from the docs

Can I migrate from Ploi or VitoDeploy?

Yes. A read-only token lets SrvYard draft your servers, sites and settings, and you then connect the real server and adopt its sites. Nothing is changed in the old panel. See Migrate from Ploi or VitoDeploy.

Can I move over from another panel?

Yes. SrvYard can read Ploi or VitoDeploy with a read-only token and turn what it finds into drafts, then scan and adopt the real server. Nothing is changed in the old panel or on any server. See Migrate from Ploi or VitoDeploy.

Can I manage a site that was not created in SrvYard?

Yes. A read-only scan finds the sites on a connected server and registers them where they are, without moving or restarting anything. You then take over one capability at a time, and every step can be rolled back. See Adopt a site that is already on your server.

Will SrvYard change a server that already has sites on it?

It can. Provisioning installs and configures software and may overwrite what is there, so use a fresh machine where you can. For a busy server, use the Import / migrate page, which scans without changing anything. See Adopt a site that is already on your server.

Can I move a site to another server?

There is no one-click move. You build the site on the new server, check it, then switch DNS, which avoids downtime if you follow the order in the article. Remember to switch off queue workers and the scheduler on the old one. See Delete, rename or move a site.

Import one site. Keep the old panel running until it works.

Free: 1 server, 3 sites, 100 deploys a month. Read the docs first if you prefer.