Migrate a WordPress Website #

Migrating a WordPress website to StackCP’s scalable platform is quick and easy using our Migration Centre.

1. Log in to StackCP.
2. Hover on Migrations on the top navigation panel.
3. Click Start Migration.
4. Choose WordPress from the list and click Next.
5. Enter the required credentials: hostname, domain, username, and password for FTP, and click Next.
6. Go to Migrations Overview in StackCP at any time to see the status of your migration. You’ll be notified when it’s successfully completed.
7. Once the migration status has been updated to ‘Complete’, you can head to Manage Hosting to view the website.

Note: This process will only migrate the website to StackCP. If you have emails to move as well, you can use our Email Migration tool once the website migration has completed.

DNS Records #

Note: The Migration Centre does not transfer DNS records.

By default, DNS records will be configured so that they point all services to StackCP’s services, such as mail and FTP. For example, if you are using Office365 or Gmail, you’ll want to remove our standard MX records and ensure the Office365/Gmail DNS records have been added before you continue to avoid any interruption to your mail service.

After migrating your websites, databases, and email, the final step is to update your domain names. You can either transfer your domain name to StackCP or leave it with its current registrar and simply point the name servers to your StackCP hosting.

If you’re intending to use our free SSL certificates, the domain name(s) will need to be transferred to StackCP as a security measure required by the certificate-issuing authority.

Transferring Domain Names #

To transfer your own or your customers’ domain names to StackCP, head to Transfer a Domain from the Migration Centre section of your StackCP control panel. Enter the domain name(s) you want to transfer, confirm them, and then check out.

You can see the progress of your domain transfers from Migration Centre > Pending Domain Transfers. Please note that DNS propagation typically takes an hour but can take anywhere up to 24 hours as a global update is rolled out, so it may be a while before your domain resolves after the nameservers have been updated.

Updating Nameservers #

If you’d prefer to update your nameservers with your current domain registrar (meaning you have your non-StackCP domain pointing to your StackCP hosting) instead of transferring your domain to StackCP, you will need to log in to your domain registrar’s control panel and update the nameservers to the following:

• ns1.stackdns.com
• ns2.stackdns.com
• ns3.stackdns.com
• ns4.stackdns.com

If your registrar doesn’t support 4 nameservers, simply add as many as it will support. It can take up to 48 hours for nameserver changes to propagate across the web, but in the vast majority of cases, it will be completed much faster.

Congratulations, you’ve successfully migrated to StackCP!

Important: You can never have too many backups! Before you delete any data with your old hosting company, please back it up on a separate physical device and/or have a copy in cloud storage. You can also download your data at any time via StackCP.