How to move your group from TeamSpeak to Mumble

There is no automatic import from TeamSpeak to Mumble, but a typical group can move in an evening. Plan it in four steps.

1. Write down what you have

On your TeamSpeak server list your channels, your server groups (admins, moderators, members, guests) and who is in them. Note which channels are private and what makes them private. A simple table is enough.

2. Build the same layout in Mumble

1. Order a Mumble server and set it up: How to set up your Mumble server.
2. Become admin: How to become admin on your Mumble server.
3. Create the channels: How to create channels and set permissions in Mumble.
4. Recreate your groups. TeamSpeak server groups become Mumble groups on the root channel, and TeamSpeak permissions become ACL rules. Mumble's rules are simpler: who can enter, speak, move and manage.

If the whole server should be private, set a join password: How to set a join password.

3. Bring your members over

• Share the address, the port and the password. Each person needs the Mumble app: How to connect to your Mumble server.
• Ask everyone to register their name so they can be put in groups. TeamSpeak identities do not carry over.
• Phones work too: Mumble on your phone.
• Run the Audio Wizard once: How to improve Mumble voice quality.

4. Switch

Run both servers for a week. Put a message on the TeamSpeak server pointing to the new address, then move game nights over. Cancel TeamSpeak when nobody uses it.

What is different

• Mumble does voice and short text chat well and has clear permissions, but it has no file transfer like TeamSpeak's. Keep a place such as Discord or a shared drive for files.
• Mumble is open source, so you are not tied to a vendor licence: Mumble vs TeamSpeak.