Switching hosts? We migrate your website for free
Files, databases, emails: our team handles the transfer to our web hosting plans, with zero downtime and zero fees. You approve, we switch.
Introduction
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Changing hosts is scary: fear of breaking the site, losing emails, watching rankings drop during downtime. That is exactly why migration to our web hosting plans is free and performed by our team. You subscribe, send us the access to your current host (FTP, panel — cPanel, Plesk or other), and we transfer files, databases and mailboxes.
The method avoids any visible interruption: we first build a complete copy of your site on our side, test it with you (preview URL), and only when everything is approved does the DNS switchover happen. Your old hosting keeps answering during propagation: no downtime for your visitors, no maintenance window to announce. Typical turnaround: 24 to 48h after receiving access.
And if anything does not suit you after the migration, our 48-hour money-back guarantee applies as on any subscription. For VPS and dedicated servers, where every setup is unique, the team assists you with the migration rather than promising a push-button transfer — tell us what you host via a quote and we will plan it together.
What the free migration includes
Files and databases
Full transfer of your sites (WordPress, PrestaShop, Joomla, custom) and their MySQL databases, with integrity checks.
Mailboxes
Your addresses and their messages are recreated on our side. We provide the new settings for your mail clients.
Fresh SSL
Let's Encrypt certificates automatically reissued on our side: your site stays on HTTPS with no action needed.
Tested before switchover
A preview URL to validate pages, forms and payments BEFORE pointing the domain. Nothing switches without your go.
Zero-downtime DNS switch
The old hosting keeps answering during DNS propagation: your visitors never see an error page.
48h guarantee
48-hour money-back after subscription, migration included. The risk of switching is on us, not on you.
How it works, concretely
1. Subscribe to your plan
Pick the web hosting plan that fits your site. Unsure about sizing? Ask us first.
2. Send the access
Open a "migration" ticket from the client area with the FTP/panel access of your current host. Used for the transfer only.
3. We migrate and test
The team transfers files, databases and emails, then sends you a preview URL to verify everything together.
4. Approved switchover
You give the green light, DNS switches, your site runs on By-Hoster. Cancel the old contract whenever you want.
Frequently asked questions
Yes, for any subscription to a shared web hosting plan: the transfer of files, databases and emails is done by the team, with no fees and no arbitrary "site count" limit. For a VPS or dedicated server, every setup being unique, we assist you with the migration (advice, checks) rather than promising an automatic transfer — tell us about your case via a quote.
Allow 24 to 48h between receiving your access and the preview URL, for a standard site. Very large volumes (tens of GB, thousands of mailboxes) can take longer: we announce the timeline when the ticket is opened.
No. We copy your site while the old one keeps running, test the copy with you, then switch via DNS. During propagation both hostings answer: your visitors see no interruption. For a shop, we schedule the switch at your quietest hour and freeze changes during the cutover.
Yes: addresses are recreated on our side and existing messages transferred (IMAP). The only thing left is updating the server settings in your mail clients (Outlook, Thunderbird, phone) — we provide a step-by-step guide with the new values.
From any host that gives you access to your files and databases: cPanel or Plesk panels (most of the market), plain FTP/SFTP, or a full backup archive. If your current host locks exports down, tell us: there is almost always a way.
Two options: keep it at your current registrar and simply point the DNS to us (fastest), or transfer it too. The domain transfer is independent from the site migration and causes no downtime if done after the switchover.