HostMonster to Office 365 migration using EdbMails

Proper planning is crucial before you begin HostMonster to Office 365 migration. Below is a checklist to ensure a smooth and secure migration process.

• Determine the size of the data and the number of mailboxes you want to migrate.
• Make a list of all the data and permissions from HostMonster email that you want to transfer.
• Create appropriate user mailboxes on Office 365 and assign licenses to them.
• Ensure you have enough network capacity and bandwidth to migrate.
• Communicate the migration plan and flow to your end users.

1. Have the users email address, passwords, IMAP hostname and port number.
2. Find the IMAP server name of your HostMonster server. You can find this information from your server’s dashboard settings or by connecting your email system to Outlook.
3. Before you migrate HostMonster to Office 365, ensure that you create mailboxes for your users in your organization and assign suitable licenses to them.
   1. Add users and assign licenses to Office 365 user
   2. Assign Microsoft 365 licenses to user accounts
4. If you have a custom email domain from your hosting provider to which you want to migrate and receive emails, 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.

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

     Follow the steps to increase the message size on Office 365 to 150MB and see tips to optimize IMAP migration to Exchange online.

• Step 1: Download and Install EdbMails software

  • Download and install the EdbMails application on your computer running on Windows OS.

     See a detailed list of EdbMails system requirements for IMAP migration.

    

  • Launch the application and log in using your email and password if you already have an account, or click ‘Start Your Free Trial’ to explore the app without signing up immediately.

    

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

    

  • Select ‘IMAP to Office 365 Migration’.

    

  • You can either use the default job name or click on 'New Job' to customize it as needed.

    

• Step 2: Connect to source Hostmonster server

  • To begin migrating a single user account, choose the ‘Single User / Account Migration’ option, then click ‘Next’ to move forward with the process.

    

  • From the IMAP host list, select ‘Hostmonster’ or manually enter the IMAP server details specific to your account. Then, provide your full email address and password.
  • Click the ‘Login’ button.

    

  • To perform a bulk migration of multiple Hostmonster mailboxes, select the ‘Multiple (Bulk) Users/Accounts Migration’ option and click ‘Next’ to proceed with the configuration.

    

  • Click ‘IMAP Migration CSV File’.

    

  • Open the CSV file and enter the necessary details for each Hostmonster account you wish to migrate. This includes the user's email address, account password, IMAP server name, and the corresponding port number. After filling in all the required fields, save the file to proceed with the migration setup.

    

  • Once you've updated the CSV file with all the necessary mailbox details, save and close the file.
  • Then, click the 'Load Modified CSV File' button, navigate to the saved location, select your file, and upload it to continue with the migration process.

    

• Step 3: Select source HostMonster server mailboxes

  • Select the mailboxes or individual folders you want to include in the migration. Once you've made your selection, click ‘Next’ to move forward with the process.

    

• Step 4: 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 appropriate connection settings based on your migration requirements, then click ‘Next’ to proceed with the migration.

    

  • Select your preferred secure authentication method for connecting to the target Office 365 account, then click the ‘Login’ button to establish the connection.

    

  • Authenticate on Microsoft sign-in page.

    

  • Once logged into your target Office 365 server, decide how you want to load the mailboxes. EdbMails will list available mailboxes automatically, however, due to Microsoft API restrictions, only up to 100 mailboxes will be shown. To load more than 100 mailboxes, select the ‘Load Mailboxes using .CSV file’ option

    

• Step 5: HostMonster to Office 365 mailboxes mapping

  • Choose your preferred method to map the source mailboxes and folders to their corresponding mailboxes and folders on the target Office 365 account.

    

  • EdbMails lets you automatically create the required mailboxes in your target Office 365 account.
  • It also automatically maps your source Hostmonster mailboxes and folders to the matching ones in Office 365, making large migrations easier to manage.

    

• Step 6: Start HostMonster to Office 365 migration

  • Review the mailbox mapping for accuracy, then click the ‘Start Migration’ button to initiate the migration process.

    

  • Click the ‘View Logs’ button to open the detailed migration report. This report includes comprehensive information, such as mailbox mapping, a summary of the migration process, and the item count for each migrated mailbox and folder.

    

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

  Update DNS records to enable and receive email messages on the target Office 365 server. 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.

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