Moving your license to a different server

What you'll learn: how to safely move your MaxPanel license to a new server, without paying for a second license.

When you might do this

You're upgrading to a bigger server.
You're switching hosting providers.
Your old server is being decommissioned.

You don't need a new license — your existing one can be re-bound to a different server.

The high-level plan

Set up the new server (Ubuntu 24.04, install MaxPanel, get HTTPS working).
Copy your data from the old server to the new server.
Re-bind your license to the new server.
Point your panel domain (and customer domains) at the new server's IP.
Decommission the old server.

This is a sensitive operation — your customers' websites and email are involved. We recommend you contact support before you start, so we can guide you through it and re-bind the license at the right moment. We do this regularly and it's quick.

Before you start

Have the new server ready and reachable.
Make sure you have recent backups (you do, right?).
Plan a quiet maintenance window — there will be a brief moment where DNS changes are spreading and customers may see a delay.

Re-binding the license

Licenses are tied to a server fingerprint. To move:

From your customer portal at https://maxpanel.cenmax.in, open License and click Re-bind to new server, or contact support and we'll do it for you.
Enter the same license token on the new server's /license page.
The old server's license becomes invalid; the new one is now active.

After moving

Visit the new panel and confirm everything looks right.
Update DNS so customer domains point at the new server.
Once everything is verified, shut down the old server.

If something goes wrong

This is the kind of operation where a small mistake can cause downtime. Please reach out to support before or during the move — we're happy to help and prefer to spot problems early.

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