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=== IMPORT YOUR EXISTING SITES TO AEGIR IN 8 EASY STEPS


1. Upload or rsync full drupal root of your site to static/custom/name

2. Chmod everything with command:
   $ chmod -R 775 static/custom/name
   and files only with:
   $ chmod -R 777 static/custom/name/sites/default/files/*

3. Add platform in Aegir using full system path of static/custom/name
   so it will be (in this case) /data/disk/USER/static/custom/name

4. Create an empty site in the new platform with your final domain
   like your-domain.com

5. Move all files from sites/default/files to sites/domain/files
   with: cp -af sites/default/files/* sites/domain/files/

6. Import your uploaded database (or use backup_migrate module) with:
   $ cd static/custom/name/sites/domain
   $ drush sqlc < /data/disk/USER/static/domain.sql
   $ drush cc all

7. Rename the site (using Migrate task) twice - first to some
   temporary subdomain like custom-name.your-domain.com and then
   back to your final domain your-domain.com

8. Finally, re-verify the site in Aegir. Done!

Hint1: Replace USER with your Aegir Octopus system (not ftp) username.
       Your Aegir system username is the same as your ftp username,
       minus .ftp. NOTE: you don't have an access to your Aegir system
       user, it is mentioned above only to help you using correct path.

Hint2: If your site have been installed as Drupal multisite on your
       previous server (so not in the sites/default), then you have to
       upload its files and optionally themes and modules existing
       in the sites/your-domain.com *after* you created an empty site
       in the step #4 above. Please don't upload sites/your-domain.com
       directory in step #1, you need to upload it in step #5 and then:
       $ chmod -R 777 static/custom/name/sites/your-domain.com/files/*