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Domain transfer guide

Plan a domain transfer without interrupting website or email service.

What this means

What this means

A domain transfer moves registrar control. It can affect renewal timing, DNS authority, and support responsibilities, so CM Cloud treats transfers as reviewed steps rather than automatic changes.

Before you start

Before you start

Confirm current registrar access, domain expiry date, registrant email access, nameserver/DNS provider, active email records, and whether the domain is locked or under transfer hold.

Step-by-step guidance

Step-by-step guidance

  1. Check current registrar access and expiry date.
  2. Confirm where DNS is currently hosted and whether email depends on it.
  3. Document nameservers, MX records, website target, and Cloudflare use if any.
  4. Plan transfer timing away from critical business hours.
  5. Ask support to review before changing registrar or DNS settings.

What CM Cloud support will review

What CM Cloud support will review

Support reviews transfer eligibility, expiry risk, DNS/email continuity, Cloudflare readiness, and whether the domain should be connected to hosting before or after transfer.

What is not automated yet

What is not automated yet

This guide does not unlock, transfer, register, renew, or mutate a domain. It does not change DNS or Cloudflare.

Safety note

Safety note

Reading this article does not capture payment, provision infrastructure, register or transfer domains, change DNS, write Cloudflare or WHMCS, call providers, start workers, create retries, or enable live execution.

Safe next action

Safe next action

Collect registrar/DNS details and request domain transfer planning through support.

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