migrate/todo.md

arcline-migrate — Shared Hosting Migration Tool

Connects to a cPanel/Plesk server via SSH, exports files + DB dump + DNS zone into a structured tarball ready to import on Arcline. Lowers migration friction.

Stack

• Language: Go
• Distribution: single static binary
• Requires: SSH access to source server, mysqldump on remote

Supported Sources

• cPanel (primary target)
• Plesk (stretch goal)
• Generic LAMP/LEMP via SSH (fallback mode)

Export bundle structure

arcline-export-example.com-20260303/
├── files/          # public_html contents (rsync over SSH)
├── databases/
│   └── db_name.sql # mysqldump output
├── dns/
│   └── example.com.zone  # BIND zone file (from cPanel API or manual)
├── config/
│   └── php.ini     # detected PHP version + key settings
└── manifest.json   # metadata: domain, PHP version, MySQL version, export date

CLI interface

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/  # validate bundle
arcline-migrate import --bundle ./arcline-export-*.tar.gz      # future: direct import

Tasks

• Project scaffold
• SSH connection handler (password + key auth)
• File export: rsync-style copy over SSH (public_html)
• Database export: run mysqldump remotely, stream result
• cPanel API integration: fetch DB list, DNS zone, PHP version
• Generic mode: prompt user for DB name/user/pass if no cPanel API
• DNS zone export (cPanel API → BIND format)
• manifest.json writer
• Bundle: tar.gz output
• verify subcommand: check bundle integrity + manifest
• Progress display (files copied, DB size, elapsed)
• README with step-by-step migration walkthrough
• Cross-compile Makefile