Build or Migrate a Website

Ensure you are familiar with the Pantheon WebOps Workflow (opens in new tab), which describes how code moves between Dev, Test, and Live environments. 

  • When you are modifying plugins/modules or themes, Pantheon stores these under the /code folder.
  • When you are managing uploads, attachments, and other data files, Pantheon stores those in the /files folder.

Build a new website

On your site's page in the Pantheon dashboard, use the Dev environment to add functionality and content to your website. Refer to Pantheon WebOps Workflow for more information.

Migrate an existing website

Use Pantheon's manual migration procedure (opens in new tab) to move your existing website to Pantheon, starting with the Import Your Code section in their documentation.

Pantheon can automatically migrate websites from several other web hosting providers, but only if the combined size of the website's code, files, and database is 500MB or smaller. For this reason, ITS recommends using the manual migration procedure referenced above.

ITS can assist with migrating websites from ITS AFS Web Virtual Hosting If interested, contact [email protected] to request help. Pantheon's Professional Services team can migrate a website from other hosting providers for you for an additional fee, and Pantheon Support can answer questions and fix problems if you're migrating the website yourself.