Cloud Migration Checklist for Small Businesses in India
A practical checklist to migrate websites, databases and services with minimal disruption — suitable for Kerala SMEs and metro clients in Mumbai & Delhi.
Pre-migration steps
- Inventory: list sites, apps, databases, cron jobs, DNS zones.
- Backups: full backups of files, DBs, email and SSL certs.
- Compatibility: verify PHP, MySQL versions and server requirements.
Migration steps
- Provision server and test environment
- Restore backups to the test server
- Run smoke tests and performance checks
- Schedule DNS cutover with low-traffic window
Post-migration
- Monitor logs and errors for 48–72 hours
- Enable caching, CDN and optimizations
- Verify backups and retention
NCloud Host offers zero-downtime migration plans for websites and apps across Kerala, Mumbai & Delhi.