Migrating From ServBay

This is a release placeholder. The importer exists in the codebase, but the public migration workflow will be documented after the import UX is finalized.

Inventory First

Record the following from ServBay before moving a project:

Item	Why it matters
Site root	Becomes PortBay path.
Hostname	Becomes PortBay hostname.
PHP version	Becomes php_version.
Document root	Becomes document_root.
Databases and mail tooling	Map to PortBay services or external tools.
Environment variables	Move into registry env or .portbay.json templates.

Migration Shape

1. Stop the ServBay site.
2. Add the project in PortBay.
3. Match hostname, PHP version, document root, HTTPS setting, and web server. PHP sites can run as PortBay-managed dev-server projects, or as document-root projects served through Caddy, Nginx, or Apache with PHP-FPM.
4. Reconcile local DNS or hosts.
5. Start in PortBay and verify the local URL.