Free, Automatic Site Migration Centre

Note: If you have already assigned a domain to your package, please ‘Remove‘ the existing hosting before initiating the Site Migration. Otherwise, it will not work, and you will need to perform the migration manually via FTP.

Quick and easy hosting migrations

The Site Migration is free and unlimited with Web (Linux), WordPress, Windows, and Website Builder Cloud Hosting.

No downtime

Your websites will stay up and accessible throughout the whole process, with no disruption to your services.

Free unlimited migrations

We don't place any limits on how many sites you can transfer to us, or charge you any fees.

No waiting

It’s quick and easy - no need to contact our support team or book an appointment. You can start the hosting migration at your convenience.

Built for bulk

You can move all your websites at once, one-by-one, or in batches. Perfect for anyone with lots of sites.

Proven tech

Every single day, hundreds of websites are transferred to us using the ihost Site Migration, all without any issues.

Transfer from any host

You can switch from all major providers who use cPanel, Plesk or DirectAdmin. You can also migrate your site from UK providers Fasthosts and Heart Internet.

Website files

It will transfer all your website content and page structure. No need to download/upload it yourself.

Databases

Most websites rely on databases, so we transfer all the tables, columns and rows exactly. You don’t have to trouble yourself with SQL commands!

Email

We use an IMAP sync to move all of your email to our servers. There is no downtime, so you can continue working on your email seamlessly.

Unlimited one-click migrations

Zero downtime and no risk of data loss

Migrate unlimited websites from other web hosts in a matter of minutes.

Our Site Migration Centre has been fully developed in-house and supports the automatic migration of website files, databases, and email accounts from cPanel/WHM, Heart Internet, Direct Admin, Plesk, FTP/SFTP, and more.

Step 1.

Choose your current provider

Choose from cPanel, Plesk, DirectAdmin, WordPress, Heart Internet or Fasthosts.

Step 2.

Enter the credentials for your current provider

This may be your username and password, so the Site Migration can access your hosting.

Step 3.

Select sites

You may not want to migrate all hosting packages at once – here’s where you can choose specific websites.

Step 4.

Confirm migration

Just click to begin the migration! You can choose to receive an email when the process is complete. You can preview your website on a temporary URL.

And you're done!

Faster migrations with ihost

Nearly all hosts help with migrations into their services, but most do this manually and limit how many times they will help for free.

ihost Site Migration

Traditional Migration

Automatic migrations

Unlimited migrations

Transfer in minutes

Import emails

Always free

Anytime migrations

Bulk transfers

Self service

Choose your perfect green hosting plan

Powerful, reliable and easy to use green hosting for every occasion

WordPress Cloud

First month £0.00

£0.99/month for life

Lightning-fast, secure & Fully-managed WordPress Cloud Platform, Staging, Backups, CDN, WordPress Manager, WordPress Checksum Report, StackCache Optimisation & more built-in, including Site Migration.

Linux Cloud

First month £0.00

£0.99/month for life

Fuel your growth with high-performance cloud hosting, Delight customers with lightning-fast load times, every time, One-click installs, no downtime, Business-class, Ecommerce, SSL, CDN and 80+ more built-in, including Site Migration.

Website Builder Cloud

First month £0.00

£2.99/month for life

Build your website effortlessly with ihost — no coding, just clicks! Create a stunning site for free with our simple one-click design. Launch your online presence in minutes, with our exclusive and unique Website Builder, including Site Migration.

Windows Cloud

First month £0.00

£0.99/month for life

ASP.NET allows developers to create dynamic web apps using languages like C# or Visual Basic.NET, while SQL Server integration ensures reliable data management—ideal for data-driven apps, including Site Migration.

Migration Centre FAQs

How much do your charge for website migration?

No cost at all, ever! Whether you use the Site Migration Centre, it’s always free, for any number of migrations.

Can it migrate WordPress and Linux-based sites?

Yes, both WordPress and Linux. If you wish to move a WordPress site from Linux Hosting to our WordPress-optimised hosting (or vice-versa), you can use our Site Migration tool.

Note: If you have already assigned a domain to your package, please ‘Remove‘ the existing hosting before initiating the Site Migration. Otherwise, it will not work, and you will need to perform the migration manually via FTP.

Can you transfer my website?

Yes: if you have any concerns about site migration, our Support Team will be able to help you. You can contact them by creating ticket now if you have any questions.

How long does a migration take?

It all depends on the size of the site. The time it takes to move is dependent on the amount of data being transferred and the complexity of the website. Some migrations can take up to three hours, although the average time to migrate is 30 minutes. For most sites, it will be as quick as clicking ‘migrate’, making a coffee – and your site will be migrated!

Is there anything that the Migration Centre doesn’t migrate?

Yes: it doesn’t migrate your domain name to ihost automatically. To take advantage of our great value domain renewal prices, you can transfer using our Domain Transfers tool. It works in much the same way as our Site Migration Centre: enter your details and proceed to transfer the domain.

Prefer to keep your domain at another registrar? No problem. All you’d need to do is log in to your provider’s control panel and change the nameservers to ihost’s Google nameservers.

What could go wrong?

Even though the chances of any issues when using our Site Migration Centre are vanishingly-small, we understand…

The simple answer is that nothing can go wrong. No files at your current host are deleted in the process of transferring your website. So, even in the extremely unlikely event that something happened, you can always try again, and/or contact our team.

The migration process will never cause downtime: your site will remain live on your previous hosting until you’re happy with your ihost site.

Do I have to use the Migration Centre?

Not at all: if you’d prefer to migrate your websites over to ihost in the ‘manual’ way, you can.