{"id":2014,"date":"2021-06-10T14:57:52","date_gmt":"2021-06-10T11:57:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/?p=2014"},"modified":"2023-06-13T14:03:59","modified_gmt":"2023-06-13T11:03:59","slug":"how-to-transfer-a-domain-name-to-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/how-to-transfer-a-domain-name-to-us\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Transfer a Domain Name To Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you&#8217;ve just<\/span><b> transferred your existing website to ScalaHosting<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, you can continue to use your old registrar and simply point your domain to the nameservers available in your<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/getting-started-with-email-hosting\/\"><b> Welcome Email<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, by transferring the domain to us, you will manage all the services related to your online <\/span><b>project from a single Client Area.<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>It&#8217;s a multi-step process<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and there are a couple of prerequisites you need to bear in mind to ensure the transfer will be a success. Here they are:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>Check whether the domain is supported<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">First, you need to make sure the domain can be transferred to us.<\/span><b> The TLDs we support are:<\/b><b><\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><b>.com<\/b><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>.net<\/b><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>.org<\/b><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>.info<\/b><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>.eu<\/b><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>.biz<\/b><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>.de<\/b><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>.in<\/b><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>.com.au<\/b><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>.mn<\/b><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>.asia<\/b><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>.ca<\/b><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>.org.uk<\/b><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>.co.uk<\/b><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>.us<\/b><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>.co.in<\/b><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><b>.club<\/b><b><\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If your domain has a different TLD, you can still point it to our servers and host your website with us, but you won&#8217;t be able to manage it from your<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/scalahosting-client-area\/\"><b> ScalaHosting Client Area.<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>Check the domain&#8217;s renewal and expiration dates<\/b><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Transferring a domain that has recently been renewed or is close to its expiration date is not a good idea. The renewal period of a<\/span><b> recently renewed domain may be lost<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and if it expires during the transfer, you may lose control over it.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>Make sure the domain is correctly pointed<\/b><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The transfer may take up to a couple of weeks, and during this period, you won&#8217;t be able to change the domain&#8217;s nameservers. To<\/span><b> avoid downtime<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, check the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/view-my-dns-settings\/\"><b>DNS settings <\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and make sure they&#8217;re pointed correctly.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>Disable the domain&#8217;s privacy protection<\/b><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Privacy protection is an additional service that masks the domain&#8217;s contact information in WHOIS databases. Disabling it before you initiate the transfer is essential, as it will <\/span><b>allow us to contact you with important information regarding the service.<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>Update the domain&#8217;s contact information<\/b><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Check the domain&#8217;s contact information and make sure it&#8217;s up-to-date. We will use <\/span><b>the contact email address to verify your identity<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and send important notifications regarding your domain, so it&#8217;s crucial to ensure you have access to it.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It&#8217;s best if you use <\/span><b>public providers like Gmail and Yahoo<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for your domain&#8217;s contact email. Otherwise, service interruption may affect your ability to receive alerts about your hosting services.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>Unlock the domain and get its authorization code<\/b><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Before you can initiate the transfer from our end, you need to disable <\/span><b>the domain&#8217;s registrar-lock and obtain its EPP<\/b> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(or authorization)<\/span><\/i> <b>code<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Ask your old registrar for more information on the exact steps you need to take.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><b>Transferring your domain to ScalaHosting<\/b><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After you&#8217;ve prepared the domain for the transfer, it&#8217;s time to initiate the process through your ScalaHosting Client Area. First, go to <\/span><b>My Domains<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &gt; <\/span><b>Transfer Domains to Us<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Then, select the <\/span><b>Transfer your domain from another registrar <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">radio button and enter your domain name in the field below.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>Follow the instructions<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> you see on the screen and make sure you regularly check your domain&#8217;s contact email address over the next few weeks. Quick responses to notifications coming from us or the losing registrar <\/span><b>can speed up the transfer process.<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image mpg-gallery\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"578\" height=\"627\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/transfer-domain.png\" alt=\"How To Transfer a Domain Name To Us, Transferring your domain to ScalaHosting\" class=\"wp-image-2015\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/transfer-domain.png 578w, https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/transfer-domain-277x300.png 277w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 361px) 660px, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 910px, 1140px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><b>Generic TLD domains like .com, .biz, etc. are automatically renewed<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for another year after they&#8217;re transferred from one registrar to another. Feel free to contact our technical support experts if you have any further questions.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"youtube-player\" id=\"qwGE9xz5eb8\">How To Point a Domain Name To a Web Hosting Provider<\/p>\n\n\n\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n    {\n        \"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\",\n        \"@type\": \"VideoObject\",\n        \"name\": \"How To Point a Domain Name To a Web Hosting Provider\",\n        \"description\": \"You can actually buy web hosting and domain name from different providers and just link these two things together. 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