Migrating shared Web hosting to a Cloud Server

This guide explains how to move shared Web hosting to a managed Cloud Server while recovering all of your data.

To migrate a hosting from one Cloud Server to another, please use this guide.

Migrating a hosting from a Cloud Server to a shared hosting is an operation that must be performed manually. Please follow this guide.

Important points

• The names of the databases and the database users are saved
• FTP accounts are saved with the same names but the host server is changed for an "xxxx.ftp.infomaniak.com" type address (find out more)
• Sites IPs will change, except for dedicated IP addresses
• The service will be interrupted during the migration process

Step 1: order a managed Cloud Server

1. open the Manager (https://manager.infomaniak.com)
2. click on Cloud Server (the icon may be found under More Products)
3. choose a managed Cloud Server and follow the wizard to complete the order

Step 2: migrate the hosting to the Cloud Server

Once the Cloud Server is operational:

1. open the Manager (manager.infomaniak.com)
2. go to Web Hosting
3. click on the hosting/domain name concerned
4. click on the Manage button
5. click on the Change offer button
6. select the Cloud Server you want to migrate your hosting to
7. click on Order
8. wait while your hosting is migrated