# Migrating MIAB and Spam Assassin

**URL:** <https://discourse.mailinabox.email/t/migrating-miab-and-spam-assassin/5682>\
**Category:** Help with Setup/Upgrade\
**Created:** [November 18, 2019, 12:01am UTC](https://discourse.mailinabox.email/t/migrating-miab-and-spam-assassin/5682 "2019-11-18T00:01:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![dariovine](https://discourse.mailinabox.email/user_avatar/discourse.mailinabox.email/dariovine/32/1302_2.png) [@dariovine](https://discourse.mailinabox.email/u/dariovine)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2019, 12:01am UTC](https://discourse.mailinabox.email/t/migrating-miab-and-spam-assassin/5682/1 "2019-11-18T00:01:08Z")

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Hello everyone,  
i have been using MIAB for years pretty smoothly and i am now considering changing my VPS provider.  
I found documentation about migrating the box, however, I’d like to know, if possible how to migrate SpamAssassin’s “filters” as well.  
It took literally years to train spam assassin on how to properly filter spam and i would not like to start all over again  
thanks in advance

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**Author:** ![alento](https://discourse.mailinabox.email/user_avatar/discourse.mailinabox.email/alento/32/1371_2.png) [@alento](https://discourse.mailinabox.email/u/alento)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2019, 12:07am UTC](https://discourse.mailinabox.email/t/migrating-miab-and-spam-assassin/5682/2 "2019-11-18T00:07:05Z")

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@dariovine

All of your data is included in the encrypted backup, so it will be just as it was before the migration.

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**Author:** ![dariovine](https://discourse.mailinabox.email/user_avatar/discourse.mailinabox.email/dariovine/32/1302_2.png) [@dariovine](https://discourse.mailinabox.email/u/dariovine)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2019, 3:02am UTC](https://discourse.mailinabox.email/t/migrating-miab-and-spam-assassin/5682/3 "2019-11-18T03:02:41Z")

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thanks i’ll give it a go

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**Author:** ![alento](https://discourse.mailinabox.email/user_avatar/discourse.mailinabox.email/alento/32/1371_2.png) [@alento](https://discourse.mailinabox.email/u/alento)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2019, 3:45am UTC](https://discourse.mailinabox.email/t/migrating-miab-and-spam-assassin/5682/4 "2019-11-18T03:45:15Z")

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> [@dariovine](#):
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> i’ll give it a go

Quick question … are you migrating from Ubuntu 14.04 to 18.04, or are you already using 18.04?

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**Author:** ![dariovine](https://discourse.mailinabox.email/user_avatar/discourse.mailinabox.email/dariovine/32/1302_2.png) [@dariovine](https://discourse.mailinabox.email/u/dariovine)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2019, 2:26am UTC](https://discourse.mailinabox.email/t/migrating-miab-and-spam-assassin/5682/5 "2019-11-19T02:26:51Z")

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> [@alento](#):
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> Ubuntu 14.04 to 18.04, or are you already using 18.04?

Yes migrating from 14.04 to 18.04

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**Author:** ![system](https://discourse.mailinabox.email/uploads/default/original/2X/4/4d0933d13c456b7e57f296aa6cc344525b6f0c70.png) [@system](https://discourse.mailinabox.email/u/system)\
**Post date:** [November 26, 2019, 2:37am UTC](https://discourse.mailinabox.email/t/migrating-miab-and-spam-assassin/5682/6 "2019-11-26T02:37:42Z")

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