DreamHost to Office 365 migration using EdbMails

DreamHost is a reputable name in web and WordPress hosting, offering a comprehensive range of services, including dedicated servers, VPS hosting, domain registration, cloud hosting, and email solutions. Known for its speed, reliability, and focus on security and uptime, DreamHost is a solid choice for website hosting. However, its email service, despite features like 25GB of storage and spam filters, often falls short for users seeking more advanced capabilities. In contrast, Microsoft 365 has become a leader in email solutions, providing collaboration tools such as Teams, SharePoint, and Office apps, alongside 1 TB cloud storage and 50GB of mail storage, shared mailboxes, and public folders.

For those looking to migrate emails from DreamHost to Office 365 while retaining their domain, EdbMails offers a seamless and efficient solution. As a Microsoft-partnered IMAP migration tool, it ensures a smooth transition of emails, folders, and mailboxes with features like selective data migration, which allows you to transfer only the specific emails or folders you need, zero data loss, ensuring complete data integrity throughout the migration process, and personalized folder mapping, enabling you to map DreamHost folders to specific destinations in Office 365 according to your preferences. These advanced features make EdbMails a reliable and customizable option for your migration needs.

1. DreamHost to Office 365 migration planning

   You must have a solid plan in place and make sure you are ready for Dreamhost to Office 365 migration before you begin the process. For your convenience, we have provided a short list of things.

   • Choose if you want to keep the same domain on DreamHost or switch to a different hosting company.
   • Choose whether you want to move your data in stages or all at once.
   • Make a CSV file that contains the user credentials and a complete list of the mailboxes that need to be migrated.
   • Check to see if the user credentials and CSV file format are accurate.
   • Ensure that every mailbox is fully backed up, and export any large attachments or files to your local disc.
   • Share information about the migration plan and impending modifications with the end users.
   • Choose a suitable Office 365 licensing plan and assign the licenses.
   • Perform a test migration to check that everything functions as planned.

2. Pre migration activities for DreamHost to Office 365 migration

   1. Create a list of users in a CSV file, which you want to migrate from DreamHost.
   2. Find the host name of your source email server from an email client
   3. Subscribe to a suitable Office 365 licensing plan. You can also sign up for a 30 day free trial and decide to go with a suitable one later. Compare Office 365 business plans and Compare Office 365 enterprise plans
   4. Create Office 365 mailboxes and assign licenses to them

        Add users and assign licenses to Office 365 users

        Assign Microsoft 365 licenses to user accounts

   5. If you plan to migrate your mailboxes to Office 365 Public folders, ensure that you create and configure the Public folder mailboxes on the target server.

       Create Office 365 Public folder and assign mailbox user

   6. Similarly, if you want to migrate mailboxes to Office 365 In-Place archive, enable them from the admin center.

       Steps to enable archive mailbox in Microsoft 365.

   7. If you have a custom email domain from the source which you want to retain and receive emails to, you must add and verify the domain on Office 365.

       Steps to add a custom domain to Office 365 and steps to add DNS records to connect your domain.

   8. Configure Office 365 to send and receive large messages.

       Follow the steps to increase the message size on Office 365 to 150MB. See message size limits on Office 365 for more information.

3. Steps to migrate from DreamHost to Office 365 with EdbMails

   • Step 1: Download and install EdbMails software

     • Download and set up the EdbMails application on your Windows computer to begin the migration process.
     • Launch the application and choose either ‘Login’ or ‘Start Your Free Trial’ to get started.

        Review the comprehensive list of system requirements for IMAP migration with EdbMails.

       

     • Select the migration method as ‘IMAP migration’ in the main window

       

   • Step 2: Connect to source DreamHost server

     • If you want to migrate a single user, enter the Host Name , Port Number (993 for SSL), and account credentials to connect to DreamHost as shown.

       

     • If you want to migrate multiple mailboxes, select ‘Multiple (bulk) Users/Accounts Migration’. Download the sample CSV file and add in the required details such as mailbox name, password, host name and port. Load the CSV file into EdbMails and verify the list mailboxes to continue.

       

         Steps to connect to single and multiple users in EdbMails IMAP migration

   • Step 3: Select source DreamHost server mailboxes

     • Choose the mailboxes and folders from the left panel.
     • Click ‘IMAP to Office 365’ to proceed to the connection with the target server.

        See tips to optimize IMAP migration to Exchange online

       

   • Step 4: Connect to target Office 365 server

     • Select the preferred method for secure OAuth-based modern authentication. The default option, ‘Auto Registration’, requires Global Admin permissions for configuration, ensuring a streamlined setup process. Alternatively, the ‘Manual Registration’ option provides greater flexibility, as it can be completed using either a Global Admin account or any user account with the necessary full access privileges.

       

     • Next, select the most suitable migration option and proceed by logging into the Microsoft sign-in page to authenticate your account.

       

     • EdbMails automatically loads mailboxes from your DreamHost server. Additionally, it supports the use of CSV files to efficiently load mailboxes into Office 365.

       

   • Step 5: DreamHost to Office 365 mailboxes mapping

     • Choose the mapping option that best fits your needs.

       

     • EdbMails provides an automated mailbox creation feature for Office 365, streamlining the setup of target mailboxes and ensuring seamless mailbox and folder mapping from the source IMAP server. This capability is especially beneficial for effectively handling a substantial number of mailboxes during the migration process.

       

     • Click the ‘Folder and Item Filter’ button to set a filter for your migration. For instance, you can choose to migrate data only within a specific date range by applying a date filter. Additionally, you can exclude both standard and custom folders from the migration.

       

   • Step 6: Start DreamHost to Office 365 migration

     • Once the mailboxes are mapped, assign a job name and begin the migration process. To review the migration report, click the ‘View Log’ button, which provides a comprehensive report detailing the number of emails, folders, and mailbox items successfully migrated.

       

4. DreamHost to Office 365 post-migration tasks

   Step 1: Update the MX records to point to Office 365

   If you have not done this step previously, change the DNS records known as MX records to enable and receive email messages on the target Office 365 server. After you complete this step, you will be able to receive emails from your customers and partners in your Office 365 account. In addition to this setup, configure the Autodiscover record to allow Outlook to connect to the migrated mailboxes.

   Step 2: Create a new Outlook profile for users in the new domain

     Configure and recreate the Outlook profile for each user in your domain if Outlook has problems connecting to Office 365 mailboxes.

5. DreamHost to Office 365 migration troubleshooting

     For troubleshooting, explore our knowledge base articles. If you need further help, browse the FAQs or reach out to our support team for tailored assistance.

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