Chapter 14: Migration Guide
Migrate from cloud services to self-hosted General Bots with complete data sovereignty.
Why Migrate?
| Cloud Services |
General Bots |
| Data on vendor servers |
Data on YOUR servers |
| $40-60/user/month |
~$7/user/month |
| Vendor-controlled AI |
Transparent, traceable logic |
| Black box processing |
Extensible via BASIC |
| Subscription forever |
One-time deployment |
Core Principles
Component Architecture
Install only what you need:
./botserver package install mail # Email
./botserver package install drive # Storage
./botserver package install directory # Users
./botserver package install meet # Video
Standard Protocols
- Storage: S3 API (MinIO)
- Email: SMTP/IMAP/JMAP
- Auth: OIDC/SAML/LDAP
- Video: WebRTC
Knowledge Base Integration
USE KB "company_docs"
USE WEBSITE "https://sharepoint.company.com/docs"
' Documents now searchable via natural language
Migration Timeline
| Phase |
Duration |
Activities |
| Assessment |
Week 1-2 |
Inventory services, identify dependencies |
| Infrastructure |
Week 2-3 |
Deploy botserver, configure auth/storage |
| Data Migration |
Week 3-6 |
Users, email, files, documents |
| Process Migration |
Week 6-8 |
Convert workflows to .gbdialog |
| Validation |
Week 8-10 |
Testing, training, documentation |
| Cutover |
Week 10-12 |
User migration, decommission old |
Migration Paths
Prerequisites Checklist
Success Metrics
- Performance: Response times, availability
- Adoption: User login frequency
- Cost: TCO reduction (target: 80%+)
- Security: Compliance achievement
See Also
