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How to move a builder website to another hosting plan

Moving a builder-based site between hosting plans within the same Hostinger account

Updated over 4 months ago

IMPORTANT NOTES

  • The procedures below apply to websites created with Hostinger Website Builder, and they explain how to move a site from one hosting plan to another within the same Hostinger account.

  • Moving a builder-based website to another Hostinger account isn't available yet.

Moving a website to another hosting plan while using the same domain name

To move a builder-based site to another hosting plan while keeping the same domain name, follow the steps below 👇

1. On the Websites page, find the site in question, click on the ellipsis ⋯ button, and select Duplicate website:

2. In the pop-up, choose the preferred hosting plan from the dropdown, and click on Select plan:

Selecting a preferred hosting plan while duplicating a builder-based site at Hostinger

A randomly generated domain name — xxx.builder-preview.com — will be automatically assigned to the duplicated website:

The randomly generated preview domain of a builder-based site

3. Delete the original builder-based website — this way, you'll release the domain name and will be able to connect it to the duplicated website in the next step.

4. Replace the preview domain with your actual domain name this way: Website Builder: How to Change a Domain.

5. Finally, publish your website.

Moving a website to another hosting plan and another domain name

To move a builder-based site to another hosting plan and another domain name, follow the steps below 👇

1. On the Websites page, find the site in question, click on the ellipsis ⋯ button, and select Duplicate website:

2. In the pop-up, choose the preferred hosting plan from the dropdown, and click on Select plan:

Selecting a preferred hosting plan while duplicating a builder-based site at Hostinger

A randomly generated domain name — xxx.builder-preview.com — will be automatically assigned to the duplicated website:

The randomly generated preview domain of a builder-based site

3. Replace the preview domain with your actual domain name this way: Website Builder: How to Change a Domain.

4. Finally, publish your website.

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