Migrating Website from AEM 6.5 to AEM as a Cloud Service

[SurenKo]

We’re exploring a migration from AEM 6.5 (6.5.19, Java 11, ~100-page static site) to AEM as a Cloud Service.

Curious what others have experienced, like key things to watch out for migration challenges, no-go's, unexpected challenges. 

Our website uses the typical

1. 1 Language, region - en, us

2. Assets

3. Experience Fragments

4. Tags

5. ACS Commons - Lists

5. No workflows, external API integrations

6. Dev Stack : Java 11, Webpack, Bootstrap, React 18.2

[FábioGóis]

Hey SurenKo,

A good first step is to check out the Cloud Acceleration Manager (CAM) – it helps scan your current setup and shows where you might hit issues during migration. Docs here:
Getting Started with CAM

From my experience, a few things usually need extra attention:

• Dispatcher configs (Adobe provides their own structure in Cloud).

• Some ACS Commons features may not work the same way.

• Assets migration is smoother with the Content Transfer Tool (CTT).