arcline-migrate

CLI tool for migrating sites from cPanel/Plesk servers to Arcline. Connects via SSH, exports files, database dumps, and DNS zone into a structured tarball ready to import.

Reduces migration friction for new customers coming from GoDaddy, Bluehost, SiteGround, and similar hosts.

Status

Planned. Not yet started.

Stack

Go — single static binary, no runtime dependencies on the client side
Requires SSH access to the source server and mysqldump available remotely

Supported sources

cPanel (primary target)
Plesk (stretch goal)
Generic LAMP/LEMP via SSH (fallback — manual DB credentials)

Usage

arcline-migrate export --host example.com --user myuser --domain example.com
arcline-migrate export --host example.com --user myuser --domain example.com --out ./export
arcline-migrate verify ./arcline-export-example.com-20260303/
arcline-migrate import --bundle ./arcline-export-*.tar.gz   # future

Export bundle layout

arcline-export-example.com-20260303/
├── files/              # public_html contents
├── databases/
│   └── db_name.sql     # mysqldump output
├── dns/
│   └── example.com.zone
├── config/
│   └── php.ini
└── manifest.json       # domain, PHP version, MySQL version, export date

See todo.md for the full task list.

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