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First Setup: Import Data From MailStore Server

Step 1: Create a public key in MailStore Server

1. As a user with Admin rights, login to the MailStore Server with the client desktop.
2. Navigate to Export Email, in the Create Profile section open the E-mail Servers dropdown.
3. Select MailStore Cloud.
4. Choose which folder to be exported, then click Next.
   
5. Click [..] to open the Credentials Manager in Signing Key Pair.
6. Create a new key pair or select an existing one.
   

Step 2: Configure MailStore Cloud

1. Select the hosting region of your MailStore Cloud instance using the drop-down menu.
   
2. Click Download Public Key of Signing Key-Pair to save the public key.
3. Click Migration Endpoint Configuration in MailStore Cloud. MailStore Cloud Admin Access will open in your browser.
4. Login with Admin user credentials.

Create an import endpoint in MailStore Cloud

1. In Admin Access, navigate to Import Endpoints.
2. Select Create import endpoint.
3. Enter a name in the Name text field.
4. Select a mailbox to import or create a new one. It is recommended to create a specific mailbox that is only used for the import. To do so:
   1. Click […]
   2. Click the +
      
   3. Create a new Mailbox. Note: The email address does not need to exist.
      
   4. Select Save.
5. Select OK to import the mailbox.
6. Select the public key that was downloaded in Step 1: Create a public key in MailStore Server.
7. Click Save.
   
8. After saving, you can copy the local part to be used as target in the MailStore Server configuration by Selecting Copy.
   

Step 3: Finish export profile in MailStore Server

1. Navigate back to MailStore Server.
2. For the Target Name, enter the import endpoint’s local part that was established in the previous step.
3. Click Next.
   
4. Enter a name for the Export Profile.
5. Leave the checkbox Run after clicking Finish. The export will run directly after saving the configuration.
   
6. Click Finish.
7. Wait until the export job finished to move onto the next section.

Step 4: Process in MailStore Cloud

Create import schedule in MailStore Cloud

1. Navigate back to Admin Access.
2. Navigate to Schedules, then select Create schedule.
3. In the Type dropdown menu, choose Import Folder Synchronization.
4. Select the import endpoint that was created in the step “Create an import endpoint in MailStore Cloud“.
5. Enter a name in the Name text field.
6. The job will need to run only once, so the recurrence can be set to Once.
   Note: A schedule with the Once recurrence must always be timed at least 1 minute in the future for it to be executed.
7. Click Save.
8. Wait for the import job to be finished

Assign imported mailboxes to users

1. Navigate to Mailboxes in the Admin Access.
2. Search for mailboxes imported from MailStore Serve,
   Note: They will have a checkmark “Is Imported”.
3. Click the Users icon under Actions.
   
4. Add users/groups who should have access to the mailbox.