diff --git a/app/Actions/Development/SeedDevelopmentQemuServer.php b/app/Actions/Development/SeedDevelopmentQemuServer.php
index ad385f878e..288e1ab8c2 100644
--- a/app/Actions/Development/SeedDevelopmentQemuServer.php
+++ b/app/Actions/Development/SeedDevelopmentQemuServer.php
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 namespace App\Actions\Development;
 
+use App\Enums\ProxyStatus;
+use App\Enums\ProxyTypes;
 use App\Models\PrivateKey;
 use App\Models\Server;
 use InvalidArgumentException;
@@ -50,6 +52,10 @@ class SeedDevelopmentQemuServer
             'team_id' => 0,
             'private_key_id' => $privateKey->id,
         ]);
+        if (! $server->proxyType()) {
+            $server->proxy->set('type', ProxyTypes::CADDY->value);
+            $server->proxy->set('status', ProxyStatus::EXITED->value);
+        }
         $server->deleted_at = null;
         $server->save();
 
diff --git a/app/Actions/Shared/MigrateResourceToDestination.php b/app/Actions/Shared/MigrateResourceToDestination.php
index b0979e1677..3650b68624 100644
--- a/app/Actions/Shared/MigrateResourceToDestination.php
+++ b/app/Actions/Shared/MigrateResourceToDestination.php
@@ -86,6 +86,12 @@ class MigrateResourceToDestination
             ]);
         }
 
+        if ($this->hasDomains($resource) && $targetServer->isProxyShouldRun() && $targetServer->proxy->get('status') !== 'running') {
+            throw ValidationException::withMessages([
+                'destination_id' => 'The proxy of the target server is not running. Start it on the server page before you migrate a resource with domains.',
+            ]);
+        }
+
         $crossServer = $sourceServer && (int) $sourceServer->id !== (int) $targetServer->id;
 
         if (! $crossServer) {
@@ -169,6 +175,20 @@ class MigrateResourceToDestination
         $this->resaveFileStorages($resource->fresh());
     }
 
+    protected function hasDomains(
+        Application|Service|StandalonePostgresql|StandaloneRedis|StandaloneMongodb|StandaloneMysql|StandaloneMariadb|StandaloneKeydb|StandaloneDragonfly|StandaloneClickhouse|StandaloneSqlite $resource,
+    ): bool {
+        if ($resource instanceof Application) {
+            return $resource->maintenanceDomains()->isNotEmpty();
+        }
+
+        if ($resource instanceof Service) {
+            return $resource->applications()->get()->contains(fn ($application) => filled($application->fqdn));
+        }
+
+        return false;
+    }
+
     protected function stopResource(
         Application|Service|StandalonePostgresql|StandaloneRedis|StandaloneMongodb|StandaloneMysql|StandaloneMariadb|StandaloneKeydb|StandaloneDragonfly|StandaloneClickhouse|StandaloneSqlite $resource,
     ): void {
diff --git a/app/Livewire/Project/Shared/ResourceOperations.php b/app/Livewire/Project/Shared/ResourceOperations.php
index a459b988e0..c4f408e489 100644
--- a/app/Livewire/Project/Shared/ResourceOperations.php
+++ b/app/Livewire/Project/Shared/ResourceOperations.php
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ class ResourceOperations extends Component
 
             $new_destination = $this->findResourceTeamDestination($destination_uuid);
             if (! $new_destination) {
-                return $this->addError('destination_id', 'Destination not found.');
+                return $this->dispatch('error', 'Destination not found.');
             }
 
             $result = MigrateResourceToDestination::run(
@@ -503,7 +503,7 @@ class ResourceOperations extends Component
         } catch (ValidationException $e) {
             $message = collect($e->errors())->flatten()->first() ?? $e->getMessage();
 
-            return $this->addError('destination_id', $message);
+            return $this->dispatch('error', $message);
         } catch (\Throwable $e) {
             return handleError($e, $this);
         }
diff --git a/tests/Feature/Authorization/ResourceOperationsCrossTenantTest.php b/tests/Feature/Authorization/ResourceOperationsCrossTenantTest.php
index 8bb086a972..68139819bb 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/Authorization/ResourceOperationsCrossTenantTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/Authorization/ResourceOperationsCrossTenantTest.php
@@ -171,7 +171,9 @@ describe('after the session team changes', function () {
     test('migrateTo rejects a destination of the session team', function () {
         resourceOperationsAfterTeamSwitch($this, $this->applicationA)
             ->call('migrateTo', $this->destinationB->uuid)
-            ->assertHasErrors(['destination_id' => 'Destination not found.']);
+            ->assertDispatched('error', 'Destination not found.');
+
+        expect($this->applicationA->fresh()->destination_id)->toBe($this->destinationA->id);
     });
 
     test('cloneTo and moveTo still work inside the resource team', function () {
diff --git a/tests/Feature/DevelopmentQemuVmTest.php b/tests/Feature/DevelopmentQemuVmTest.php
index 3512a20fd2..180c861b12 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/DevelopmentQemuVmTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/DevelopmentQemuVmTest.php
@@ -145,6 +145,21 @@ it('seeds one predefined root qemu server', function () {
         ->and(Server::query()->where('uuid', 'like', 'development-qemu-%')->count())->toBe(1);
 });
 
+it('seeds a new qemu server with the caddy proxy', function () {
+    $server = SeedDevelopmentQemuServer::run('debian-root');
+
+    expect($server->proxyType())->toBe('CADDY')
+        ->and($server->proxy->get('status'))->toBe('exited');
+});
+
+it('keeps the proxy of an existing server when it seeds a qemu vm for it', function () {
+    $this->seed(ServerSeeder::class);
+
+    $server = SeedDevelopmentQemuServer::run('ubuntu-root', true, true);
+
+    expect($server->proxyType())->toBe('TRAEFIK');
+});
+
 it('uses a qemu vm as the localhost sentinel without changing its identity', function () {
     $this->seed(ServerSeeder::class);
 
diff --git a/tests/Feature/MigrateResourceToDestinationTest.php b/tests/Feature/MigrateResourceToDestinationTest.php
index 964a3ed565..dd23f4e3cf 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/MigrateResourceToDestinationTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/MigrateResourceToDestinationTest.php
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ test('livewire migrateTo rejects cross-team destination', function () {
     Livewire::test(ResourceOperations::class, ['resource' => $application])
         ->set('migrateVolumeData', false)
         ->call('migrateTo', $otherDestination->uuid)
-        ->assertHasErrors('destination_id');
+        ->assertDispatched('error', 'Destination not found.');
 
     $application->refresh();
     expect($application->destination_id)->toBe($this->destination->id);
@@ -322,6 +322,73 @@ test('rejects migration to a server that is not validated and reachable', functi
     MigrateResourceToDestination::run($application, $this->targetDestination, migrateVolumes: false);
 })->throws(ValidationException::class);
 
+test('rejects migrating an application with a domain when the target proxy is not running', function () {
+    StopApplication::shouldNotRun();
+
+    $this->targetServer->proxy->set('type', 'TRAEFIK');
+    $this->targetServer->proxy->set('status', 'exited');
+    $this->targetServer->save();
+
+    $application = createMigrateTestApplication($this);
+    $application->update(['fqdn' => 'http://app.example.com']);
+
+    MigrateResourceToDestination::run($application, $this->targetDestination, migrateVolumes: false);
+})->throws(ValidationException::class, 'The proxy of the target server is not running.');
+
+test('rejects migrating a service with a domain when the target proxy is not running', function () {
+    StopService::shouldNotRun();
+
+    $service = Service::create([
+        'name' => 'svc-migrate',
+        'uuid' => new_public_id(),
+        'environment_id' => $this->environment->id,
+        'server_id' => $this->server->id,
+        'destination_id' => $this->destination->id,
+        'destination_type' => $this->destination->getMorphClass(),
+        'docker_compose_raw' => base64_encode("services:\n  app:\n    image: nginx\n"),
+        'docker_compose' => base64_encode("services:\n  app:\n    image: nginx\n"),
+    ]);
+    $service->applications()->create(['name' => 'app', 'image' => 'nginx', 'fqdn' => 'http://svc.example.com']);
+
+    MigrateResourceToDestination::run($service, $this->targetDestination, migrateVolumes: false);
+})->throws(ValidationException::class, 'The proxy of the target server is not running.');
+
+test('livewire migrateTo shows why the migration was rejected', function () {
+    $this->actingAs($this->user);
+    session(['currentTeam' => $this->team]);
+    StopApplication::shouldNotRun();
+
+    $this->targetServer->proxy->set('type', 'TRAEFIK');
+    $this->targetServer->proxy->set('status', 'exited');
+    $this->targetServer->save();
+
+    $application = createMigrateTestApplication($this);
+    $application->update(['fqdn' => 'http://app.example.com']);
+
+    Livewire::test(ResourceOperations::class, ['resource' => $application])
+        ->call('migrateTo', $this->targetDestination->uuid)
+        ->assertDispatched('error', 'The proxy of the target server is not running. Start it on the server page before you migrate a resource with domains.')
+        ->assertNoRedirect();
+});
+
+test('migrates an application with a domain when the target proxy does not block it', function (string $proxyType, string $proxyStatus) {
+    StopApplication::shouldRun()->once();
+
+    $this->targetServer->proxy->set('type', $proxyType);
+    $this->targetServer->proxy->set('status', $proxyStatus);
+    $this->targetServer->save();
+
+    $application = createMigrateTestApplication($this);
+    $application->update(['fqdn' => 'http://app.example.com']);
+
+    MigrateResourceToDestination::run($application, $this->targetDestination, migrateVolumes: false);
+
+    expect($application->refresh()->destination_id)->toBe($this->targetDestination->id);
+})->with([
+    'proxy running' => ['TRAEFIK', 'running'],
+    'no managed proxy' => ['NONE', 'exited'],
+]);
+
 test('migration is unavailable outside development mode', function () {
     config(['app.env' => 'production']);
     StopApplication::shouldNotRun();