Moving from VB 5

[Kira86]

Hi,
i'm about to get xenforo and I was wondering what kind of server specs do i need ?
This are my VB 5 forum stats,

Topics: 24,175 Posts: 642,119 Members: 3,723 Active Members: 1,295

Its running on the follow specs ,

Brand and Model Dell - R210-2
Processor 1x Intel Quad-Core Xeon E3-1270V2 [ 4 Core(s) ]
RAM 8 GB
HDD 2x1 TB SATA

And who can i approach to do the conversion service ?

 

[Paul B]

Whatever you are currently using for VB will work fine for XF.

There are various third parties who provide import services, listed here: https://xenforo.com/community/forums/third-party-services-offers.42/

Although you can't post in that forum, you can contact the members directly.

 

[Kira86]

Thanks, have approached a few members for their service, can't wait to move out of VB5 .
Can I downgrade the server specs ? As I find its an overkill now.

 

[Paul B]

In general, feedback we have received suggests that fewer server resources are required for XF so you may be able to get away with a lower spec.

 

[Kira86]

Thanks for the replies.
Think i go with a VPS or something .

 

[Claudio]

And who can i approach to do the conversion service ?

We migrate vBulletin 5 forums to XenForo as well

 

[Kira86]

We migrate vBulletin 5 forums to XenForo as well

Can u pm me ur prices ?

 

[Brad Padgett]

@Kira86

I recommend Claudio. He moved my forum to Xenforo from vBulletin 5 successfully without issue.

Good luck.

 

[Kira86]

@Kira86

I recommend Claudio. He moved my forum to Xenforo from vBulletin 5 successfully without issue.

Good luck.

Thanks i have already touch base with them .

 

[rv65]

I would go with @Claudio as well.

 

[rv65]

Staff might be able to recommend vB5 to MyBB to XF as MyBB is working on a vB5 importer as one user there gave them his/her database. vBulletin 5 is reportedly very complex in regards to the DB, so maybe that is a reason why xF does not have an importer. Probably, just as well as there is not a huge demand for it. I wonder why IB (who owns vB) not use it on their own sites, but rather use vB3 and vB4.