diff --git a/app/controllers/api/functions.php b/app/controllers/api/functions.php
index 2309defe5a..5dc67677ac 100644
--- a/app/controllers/api/functions.php
+++ b/app/controllers/api/functions.php
@@ -328,7 +328,8 @@ App::post('/v1/functions')
         if (!empty($functionsDomain)) {
             $routeSubdomain = ID::unique();
             $domain = "{$routeSubdomain}.{$functionsDomain}";
-            $ruleId = md5($domain);
+            // TODO: @christyjacob remove once we migrate the rules in 1.7.x
+            $ruleId = version_compare(APP_VERSION_STABLE, '1.7.0', '<') ? ID::unique() : md5($domain);
 
             $rule = Authorization::skip(
                 fn () => $dbForConsole->createDocument('rules', new Document([
diff --git a/app/controllers/api/proxy.php b/app/controllers/api/proxy.php
index 56fd31e88c..029bc5e8b3 100644
--- a/app/controllers/api/proxy.php
+++ b/app/controllers/api/proxy.php
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ use Utopia\App;
 use Utopia\Database\Database;
 use Utopia\Database\Document;
 use Utopia\Database\Exception\Query as QueryException;
+use Utopia\Database\Helpers\ID;
 use Utopia\Database\Query;
 use Utopia\Database\Validator\Query\Cursor;
 use Utopia\Database\Validator\UID;
@@ -59,8 +60,16 @@ App::post('/v1/proxy/rules')
             throw new Exception(Exception::GENERAL_ARGUMENT_INVALID, 'This domain name is not allowed. Please pick another one.');
         }
 
-        $ruleId = md5($domain);
-        $document = $dbForConsole->getDocument('rules', $ruleId);
+        // TODO: @christyjacob remove once we migrate the rules in 1.7.x
+        if (version_compare(APP_VERSION_STABLE, '1.7.0', '<')) {
+            $document = $dbForConsole->findOne('rules', [
+                Query::equal('domain', [$domain]),
+            ]);
+        } else {
+            $ruleId = md5($domain);
+            $document = $dbForConsole->getDocument('rules', $ruleId);
+        }
+
 
         if (!$document->isEmpty()) {
             if ($document->getAttribute('projectId') === $project->getId()) {
@@ -101,7 +110,9 @@ App::post('/v1/proxy/rules')
             throw new Exception(Exception::GENERAL_ARGUMENT_INVALID, 'Domain may not start with http:// or https://.');
         }
 
-        $ruleId = md5($domain->get());
+        // TODO: @christyjacob remove once we migrate the rules in 1.7.x
+        $ruleId = version_compare(APP_VERSION_STABLE, '1.7.0', '<') ? ID::unique() : md5($domain->get());
+
         $rule = new Document([
             '$id' => $ruleId,
             'projectId' => $project->getId(),
diff --git a/app/controllers/general.php b/app/controllers/general.php
index 564a5b7df4..4c4761bba9 100644
--- a/app/controllers/general.php
+++ b/app/controllers/general.php
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ use Utopia\Database\Database;
 use Utopia\Database\DateTime;
 use Utopia\Database\Document;
 use Utopia\Database\Helpers\ID;
+use Utopia\Database\Query;
 use Utopia\Database\Validator\Authorization;
 use Utopia\Domains\Domain;
 use Utopia\DSN\DSN;
@@ -51,7 +52,17 @@ function router(App $utopia, Database $dbForConsole, callable $getProjectDB, Swo
 
     $host = $request->getHostname() ?? '';
 
-    $route = Authorization::skip(fn () => $dbForConsole->getDocument('rules', md5($host)));
+    // TODO: @christyjacob remove once we migrate the rules in 1.7.x
+    if (version_compare(APP_VERSION_STABLE, '1.7.0', '<')) {
+        $route = Authorization::skip(
+            fn () => $dbForConsole->find('rules', [
+                Query::equal('domain', [$host]),
+                Query::limit(1)
+            ])
+        )[0] ?? new Document();
+    } else {
+        $route = Authorization::skip(fn () => $dbForConsole->getDocument('rules', md5($host)));
+    }
 
     if ($route->isEmpty()) {
         if ($host === System::getEnv('_APP_DOMAIN_FUNCTIONS', '')) {
@@ -512,18 +523,31 @@ App::init()
                 if (!empty($envDomain) && $envDomain !== 'localhost') {
                     $mainDomain = $envDomain;
                 } else {
-                    $domainDocument = $dbForConsole->getDocument('rules', md5($envDomain));
+                    // TODO: @christyjacob remove once we migrate the rules in 1.7.x
+                    if (version_compare(APP_VERSION_STABLE, '1.7.0', '<')) {
+                        $domainDocument = $dbForConsole->findOne('rules', [Query::orderAsc('$id')]);
+                    } else {
+                        $domainDocument = $dbForConsole->getDocument('rules', md5($envDomain));
+                    }
                     $mainDomain = !$domainDocument->isEmpty() ? $domainDocument->getAttribute('domain') : $domain->get();
                 }
 
                 if ($mainDomain !== $domain->get()) {
                     Console::warning($domain->get() . ' is not a main domain. Skipping SSL certificate generation.');
                 } else {
-                    $domainDocument = $dbForConsole->getDocument('rules', md5($domain->get()));
+                    // TODO: @christyjacob remove once we migrate the rules in 1.7.x
+                    if (version_compare(APP_VERSION_STABLE, '1.7.0', '<')) {
+                        $domainDocument = $dbForConsole->findOne('rules', [
+                            Query::equal('domain', [$domain->get()])
+                        ]);
+                    } else {
+                        $domainDocument = $dbForConsole->getDocument('rules', md5($domain->get()));
+                    }
 
                     if ($domainDocument->isEmpty()) {
                         $domainDocument = new Document([
-                            '$id' => md5($domain->get()),
+                            // TODO: @christyjacob remove once we migrate the rules in 1.7.x
+                            '$id' => version_compare(APP_VERSION_STABLE, '1.7.0', '<') ? ID::unique() : md5($domain->get()),
                             'domain' => $domain->get(),
                             'resourceType' => 'api',
                             'status' => 'verifying',
diff --git a/src/Appwrite/Platform/Workers/Certificates.php b/src/Appwrite/Platform/Workers/Certificates.php
index 21d967d9e1..6f1a710bc0 100644
--- a/src/Appwrite/Platform/Workers/Certificates.php
+++ b/src/Appwrite/Platform/Workers/Certificates.php
@@ -477,8 +477,14 @@ class Certificates extends Action
      */
     private function updateDomainDocuments(string $certificateId, string $domain, bool $success, Database $dbForConsole, Event $queueForEvents, Func $queueForFunctions): void
     {
-
-        $rule = $dbForConsole->getDocument('rules', md5($domain));
+        // TODO: @christyjacob remove once we migrate the rules in 1.7.x
+        if (version_compare(APP_VERSION_STABLE, '1.7.0', '<')) {
+            $rule = $dbForConsole->findOne('rules', [
+                Query::equal('domain', [$domain]),
+            ]);
+        } else {
+            $rule = $dbForConsole->getDocument('rules', md5($domain));
+        }
 
         if (!$rule->isEmpty()) {
             $rule->setAttribute('certificateId', $certificateId);