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Transfer a Shared Web Hosting to a Cloud Server
This guide explains how to move a shared web hosting to a Cloud Server while retrieving all its data, websites, databases, etc.
Preamble
- If you already have a Cloud Server, go directly to step 2 of this guide.
- To move a web hosting from one Cloud Server to another Cloud Server, refer to this other guide.
- To move a web hosting from a Cloud Server to a shared web hosting, refer to this other guide; note that this is a manual operation you will have to perform.
- Note:
- Database names and database user names are preserved.
- FTP accounts are preserved with the same names, but the host server changes to an address of type
xxxx.ftp.infomaniak.com. - The IP addresses of the sites will change except for dedicated IPs.
1. Order a Cloud Server
To do this:
- Click here to access the management of Cloud Servers on the Infomaniak Manager (need help?).
- Click on Order, 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 in service:
- Click here to access the management of your product on the Infomaniak Manager (need help?).
- Click on the action menu โฎ located to the right of the item concerned.
- Click on Modify the offer:

- Select the free transfer offer.
- Select the Cloud Server to which to migrate your hosting:

- Click on the Next button at the bottom of the page and complete the procedure entirely.
- Wait for the hosting migration to complete, a service interruption will be felt during the process.
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