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Transfer shared web hosting to a Cloud Server
This guide explains how to transfer a shared web hosting to a Managed Cloud Server by retrieving all its data, websites, databases, etc.
To transfer a web hosting from one Cloud Server to another Cloud Server, please follow this guide.
To transfer a web hosting from a Cloud Server to a shared web hosting, please follow this guide; please note that this is an operation you will have to perform manually.
Preamble
- Database names and user names are preserved
- FTP accounts are preserved with the same names, but the host server changes to an address of the type "xxxx.ftp.infomaniak.com" (learn more)
- The IP addresses of the sites will change except for dedicated IPs
- There will be a service interruption during the migration process
1. Order a Cloud Server
If you already have a Cloud Server, you can directly proceed to step 2 of this guide.
- Log in to the Infomaniak Manager (manager.infomaniak.com) from a web browser like Brave or Firefox
- Choose Cloud Server (Web & Domain universe)
- Choose a managed Cloud Server and follow the wizard to complete the order
2. Migrate the hosting to the Cloud Server
Once the Cloud Server is operational:
- Log in to the Infomaniak Manager (manager.infomaniak.com) from a web browser like Brave or Firefox
- Click on the icon in the top right corner of the interface (or navigate through the left sidebar menu, for example)
- Choose Hosting (Web & Domain universe)
- Click directly on the name of the relevant object in the displayed table
- Click on the Manage button
- Click on the Modify offer
- Select the free transfer offer
- Select the Cloud Server to which you want to migrate your hosting
- Click on Next at the bottom and proceed to the end of the procedure
- Wait for the hosting migration to complete
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