Introducing SiteShift: Streamlined Website Migrations
Website migrations are one of those tasks that seem straightforward until you’re knee-deep in SSH sessions, database dumps, and email configuration files. After helping countless clients move sites between servers, we decided to build a tool that handles the complexity for us.
What is SiteShift?
SiteShift is an automated migration platform that handles the complete transfer of websites, databases, and email accounts between servers. It’s designed for web agencies, hosting providers, and anyone managing multiple site migrations.
Key Capabilities
Flexible Transfer Methods
- SSH connections with automatic key pair generation
- FTP and FTPS support (explicit and implicit TLS)
- Secure credential storage for repeated migrations
Comprehensive Migration Support
- File transfers with progress tracking
- MySQL/MariaDB database exports and imports with integrity verification
- IMAP email migrations with duplicate detection
- WordPress and Joomla auto-discovery and configuration updates
Built for Real-World Challenges
- Real-time monitoring with detailed step-by-step logging
- One-click retry for failed migrations without reconfiguration
- Graceful handling of temporary network failures
- Multi-user team collaboration with role-based access
Why We Built This
Every migration has its quirks. Network timeouts, permission issues, oversized databases, special characters in passwords—we’ve seen it all. SiteShift handles these edge cases and provides clear feedback when manual intervention is needed. The retry functionality alone has saved us countless hours. When a migration fails partway through, you can retry with one click instead of reconfiguring everything.
Built with FastAPI, PostgreSQL, and Celery
We chose a modern Python stack for reliability and performance. Celery handles long-running migration tasks asynchronously, while PostgreSQL provides robust data integrity for tracking migration states and credentials.
Try SiteShift
Whether you’re migrating a handful of sites or managing dozens of client transfers, SiteShift is available now at siteshift.opshelp.com. We’re actively developing new features based on real-world usage. If you have feedback or feature requests, we’d love to hear from you.