GoDaddy to Office 365 migration

1. Plan to migrate from GoDaddy to Microsoft 365

   Planning is one of the most important steps before you begin GoDaddy to Office 365 migration. Here is a checklist of points to consider before you migrate.

   1. Determine the size of the data and number of mailboxes you want to migrate.
   2. Make a list of all the data and permissions from GoDaddy that you want to migrate.
   3. Decide if you plan to migrate user mailboxes only or archive mailboxes and Shared mailboxes as well.
   4. Create appropriate user mailboxes on Office 365 and assign licenses to them.
   5. Ensure you have enough network capacity and bandwidth to migrate.
   6. Communicate the migration plan and flow to your end users.

2. GoDaddy to Office 365 migration prerequisites

   1. Make sure you have a global admin account with a mailbox set up for the Automatic Registration of the EdbMails application in your Entra ID (Azure Active Directory). Alternatively, for the Manual Registration method, you can use either a global admin account or a user account with full access rights.
   2. Before migrating from GoDaddy to Office 365, ensure that you create mailboxes for your users in your organization and assign the appropriate licenses to them. You can opt to automatically create mailboxes in the target Office 365 using EdbMails. However, if you prefer to create mailboxes manually, please refer to the links below.
      1. Add users and assign licenses to Office 365 users
      2. Assign Microsoft 365 licenses to user accounts
   3. If you plan to migrate emails from GoDaddy to Office 365 by using IMAP connection, find and note down the server name on GoDaddy.
   4. If you have a custom email domain from GoDaddy to which you want to receive emails after the migration, you must add and verify the domain on Office 365.
      1. Steps to add a custom domain to Office 365
      2. Steps to add DNS records to connect your domain
   5. Configure Office 365 to send and receive large messages.
      1. Follow the steps to increase the message size on Office 365 to 150MB.
      2. See message size limits on Office 365 for more information

3. Steps to migrate from GoDaddy to Office 365

   Method 1:

   Migrate from GoDaddy Office 365 to Microsoft Office 365 using EdbMails

   If you have an Office 365 tenant with GoDaddy and want to migrate to another Office 365 tenant on a Microsoft server, follow the in-detailed steps outlined below.

   • Step 1: Download and Install EdbMails software

     • Download and install the application on any computer having Windows Operating System.

        See a detailed list of EdbMails system requirementsfor Office 365 migration.

       

     • Launch the application and enter your email address and password to log in. If you haven’t registered yet, click on ‘Start Your Free Trial’ to get started.

       

     • Select the migration option as 'Office 365 Migration'.

       

     • Select ‘Office 365 to Office 365 Migration’.

       

     • Keep the default job name, or click ‘New Job’ button to change the job name.

       

   • Step 2: Connect to source GoDaddy Office 365 server

     • Click the ‘Add New Connection’ button to establish a new connection to the source Office 365. To use the previous connection, select it from the connection list and click the ‘Connect to Existing’ button to proceed.

       

     • Choose the required connection options and click the ‘Next’ button.

       

     • Select one of the available options to establish a secure connection using OAuth 2.0 modern authentication.
     • Choose Auto Registration for quick setup. Sign in with a Global Admin account and accept the permissions to register the app automatically with Azure AD.
     • Alternatively, select Manual Registration to enter Azure AD app details manually. This method supports both Global Admin and accounts with Full Access permissions.

       

     • Authenticate on Microsoft sign-in page.

       

     • After the successful authentication, choose one of the methods to load the mailboxes. You can also load and migrate the mailboxes using a CSV file.

       

     • Select the mailboxes you want to migrate from the source Office 365 server.
     • Click ‘Next’ to proceed.

       

   • Step 3: Connect to target Office 365 server

     • Click the ‘Add New Connection’ button to establish a new connection to the target Office 365. To use the previous connection, select it from the connection list and click the ‘Connect to Existing’ button to proceed.

       

     • Select the required connection options and click the ‘Next’ button.

       

     • Select the appropriate target connection method.
     • Click the ‘Login’ button to continue.

       

     • Authenticate on Microsoft sign-in page.

       

     • Select one of the methods to load the mailboxes. You can also load the mailboxes using a CSV file.

       

   • Step 4: Map source and target mailboxes

     • Choose the required mailbox mapping option.

       

     • After creating mailboxes on the target server, EdbMails automatically maps mailboxes and folders between the source and target Office 365 tenants.This is especially useful for large-scale migrations, ensuring accuracy and saving time. If needed, you can also manually map specific source folders and subfolders to the desired locations on the target server.

       

   • Step 5: Map source and target mailboxes

     • Click the 'Start Migration’ button to initiate the migration process.

       

     • EdbMails will automatically initiate the migration and notify you once it's complete. Click the 'View Logs' button to view the migration report. Additionally, you have the flexibility to pause or resume the migration at any time.

       

     Method 2:

     GoDaddy to Office 365 using IMAP to Office 365 migration feature

     If you have your GoDaddy email account on an IMAP server (such as cPanel, Zoho, or Zimbra), you can use EdbMails IMAP migration tool to directly migrate GoDaddy email to Office 365.

     • Step 1: Download and Install EdbMails IMAP migration software

       • Download and install EdbMails application on your computer.
       • Open the application and select either ‘Login’ or ‘Start Your Free Trial’ to begin.

         

       • Select the option ‘IMAP (Gmail, Outlook & more) Migration’.

         

       • Select ‘IMAP to Office 365 Migration’.

         

       • Proceed with the default job name, or select 'New Job' to customize it before continuing.

         

     • Step 2: Connect to source GoDaddy Office 365 server

       • To connect an individual account, select ‘Single User / Account Migration’ Next, pick the appropriate protocol either ‘Connect to IMAP’ or ‘Connect to POP3’ and click ‘Next’ to continue with the setup.

         

       • Either select the appropriate IMAP server from the list or manually enter the hostname (e.g. mail.yourdomain.com). Then, input the required login credentials, including your email address, password, and the SSL port (commonly 993 when using SSL encryption).
       • Click the ‘Login’ button.

         

       • For migrating multiple mailboxes, select ‘Multiple (Bulk) Users/Accounts Migration’ and click ‘Next’.

         

       • Click ‘Download Sample CSV File’.

         

       • Open the CSV file and fill in the details like email address, password, server name, and port number. After entering the information, save the file.

         

       • Once you've made the necessary changes to the CSV file, save and close it.
       • Then, click on the 'Browse CSV File' button, find your updated file, select it, and open it to continue.

         

          Refer to the EdbMails detailed steps on connecting to single and multiple users during IMAP migration.

     • Step 3: Select source GoDaddy Office 365 mailboxes

       • Select the mailboxes or specific folders you want to migrate, then click ‘Next’ to proceed with the migration process.

         

     • Step 4: Connect to target Office 365 server

       • Click the ‘Add New Connection’ button to establish a new connection to your Office 365 account. To use an existing connection, just select it from the list and click ‘Connect to Existing’button to proceed.

         

       • Select the required connection options and click the ‘Next’ button.

         

       • Select the appropriate target connection method.
       • Click the ‘Login’ button to continue.

         

       • Authenticate on Microsoft sign-in page.

         

       • Select one of the methods to load the mailboxes. You can Select ‘load Mailboxes Automatically’ or load the mailboxes using a CSV file and click “Next”.

         

     • Step 5: GoDaddy to Office 365 mailboxes mapping

       • Select the mapping option that best aligns with your requirements.

         

       • 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.

         

     • Step 6: Start GoDaddy to Office 365 migration

       • After mapping the mailboxes, click the ‘Start Migration’ button to initiate the migration process.

         

       • Click the ‘View Log’ button to see the migration report, which includes mapping details and the total count of migrated emails.

         

4. GoDaddy to Office 365 post-migration tasks

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

     Update the MX records to enable email to work with the target server and receive messages on Office 365. In addition, configure the Autodiscover record to allow Outlook to connect to the migrated mailboxes.

   • Step 2: Defederate the domain from the GoDaddy tenant

     After verifying the migrated data, remove the domain from GoDaddy. You can perform this step by becoming a tenant admin in GoDaddy, enabling impersonation, and removing the federation. Finally, remove the delegated admin, test the mail flow, and cancel the GoDaddy subscription.

     Note: Before defederating your domain, make sure that you have migrated all of your data and email accounts to a new email provider or platform, as federating a domain prevents users from accessing Office 365 services associated with that domain.

   • Step 3: Change the default domain name on Office 365

     If the default domain on Office 365 points to the address from Microsoft (companyname.onmicrosoft.com), you can change the settings to set the custom domain from GoDaddy (companyname.com) as default.

   • Step 4: Reset the passwords of users from Azure Active Directory

     This is an optional step if you have used the CSV file to load and migrate the mailboxes. Reset the user passwords from the Azure AD as described in the guide.

   • Step 5: Create a new Outlook profile for users in the new domain

     Ensure you have the latest version of Microsoft Office and Outlook installed to avoid compatibility issues with Office 365. Configure the Outlook profile for each user in your domain if Outlook has problems connecting to Office 365 mailboxes.

5. GoDaddy to Office 365 migration troubleshooting

   Office 365 to Office 365 migration feature:

   For troubleshooting, visit Knowledge Base articles.

   For more queries, check Frequently Asked Questions or contact support.

   IMAP to Office 365 migration feature:

   1. Knowledge Base.
   2. Frequently Asked Questions

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