farmerswife Server Migration from Cloud to Local Server

Steps to migrate your farmerswife Server from a cloud-hosted environment to a local on-premise machine (Windows, Mac, or Linux)

1. Client - Prepare Local Server Environment

• Install the farmerswife Server on your local machine, matching the current version of the cloud hosted server

• Recommended: install on a dedicated non-OS disk

• Suggest pre-migration date

• Suggest migration date

2. fw - Perform Full Backup (Cloud Server)

• Access your cloud-hosted fw Server

• Run “Full Backup”

• Include the Files Folder

• This creates a complete backup of the farmerswife Server directory

• Agree on pre-migration date
• Agree on  migration date

3. fw - On migration date

• Ensure all users are logged out

• Notify users of downtime

• Stop the farmerswife Server safely

4. fw - Transfer Data to Local Server | Client

Copy the following from cloud environment to local server:

• files/

• html_templates/

• system/

• lib/scripts/

➡️ Ensure:

• Large file transfers are complete and verified

• File permissions are preserved where required

5. Update License (if required)

• Moving from cloud → local often requires a new license

• Place new license files into:

  system/
  

• Replace:

  • license.txt

  • license.dat

6. Start Local Server

• Launch the farmerswife Server locally

• System will auto-upgrade if running a newer version

7. Verify & Configure Settings (Local Environment)

Go to:

Setup > General

Network & Access (Important change from cloud access and config details → local)

• Update:

  • Ports (Server, HTTP, Web Client, API)

  • URL to Server (remove cloud domain if used)

• Ensure firewall/router rules allow LAN (and WAN if needed)

Email (SMTP)

• Reconfigure if cloud SMTP differs from local network

• Send a test email

Backups

• Update backup paths to local storage

• Ensure:

  • Full Backup Folder is valid (not red)

  • Paths are short and accessible

Storage Paths

• Verify:

  • files folder path is correct locally

  • Any previously mounted cloud storage is replaced with local paths

Other

• PDF Print Export → update repository path if needed

8. Test Client Connections

• Connect via:

  • Local machine (direct)

  • LAN clients

  • External access (if configured via VPN or port forwarding)

9. Update Client Configurations

• Update all farmerswife Clients to connect to:

  • Local server IP or hostname

  • New domain (if applicable)

10. Go Live (Local Server)

• Confirm:

  • All users can connect

  • Files are accessible

  • Performance is stable

• Inform the team that thesystem is now running locally