How to migrate emails from IONOS to Microsoft 365 Exchange Online
Do you want to move your emails from IONOS to Office 365, also known as Microsoft 365 Exchange Online?
If your emails are currently setup as IMAP in IONOS and you are looking to move your whole email system to Office 365 then carry on reading.
We outline all the steps required in detail so you can migrate your IONOS emails to Office 365.
The 9 steps to migrating your IONOS emails to Office 365
Step 1 - Choose the correct Microsoft 365 plan
Article - How to choose the correct Microsoft 365 plan when migrating your emails to Microsoft 365 Exchange Online
Step 2 -Create a Microsoft 365 Business account
Article - How to setup a new Microsoft 365 Business account.
Step 3 -Setup your domain in Microsoft 365 and add DNS records to your domain
Article - How to setup your domain in Microsoft 365 and how to add DNS records in IONOS
Step 4 -Add user accounts to Microsoft 365
Article - How to add user accounts to Microsoft 365
Step 5 -Setup Microsoft 365 Entra Admin Center so BitTitan MigrationWiz can talk to Microsoft 365 Exchange Online
Article - How to make changes to Microsoft 365 Entra Admin Center so BitTitan MigrationWiz can migrate emails into Microsoft 365 Exchange Online
Step 6 - Setup MigrationWiz for the first phase migration of existing IMAP emails into Microsoft 365 Exchange mailboxes
Article - How to setup MigrationWiz to migrate existing IMAP emails into Microsoft 365 Exchange mailboxes
Step 7 -Update DNS records at so all new emails go through Microsoft 365 Exchange Online
Article - How to change DNS records in IONOS so all emails go through Microsoft 365 Exchange
Step 8 - Setup MigrationWiz to do the second and final phase migration of existing IMAP emails into Microsoft 365 Exchange mailboxes
Article - How to setup MigrationWiz to do the second and final phase migration of existing IMAP emails into Microsoft 365 Exchange mailboxes
Step 9 - Setup Outlook
How to setup Outlook after migrating your IMAP emails to Microsoft 365 Exchange Online
Let's jump straight in!
Important Notes
- Do not cancel your IONOS account after the migration. IONOS are still the registrars of your domain and this needs to stay the same.
- If you are paying for any specific email services with IONOS these can be cancelled.
- Most users are paying IONOS for a webhosting account so this will stay the same.
- If your website is hosted with IONOS this will not change.
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