Worried about your site going offline during a move? With the right sequence, visitors never notice a thing. Here is the zero-downtime approach.
The safe migration sequence
- Back up everything — files, databases, and email.
- Copy to the new host without touching the live site.
- Test thoroughly using a temporary URL or hosts-file preview.
- Lower DNS TTL a day before, then switch nameservers.
- Keep the old host running for a few days as a safety net.
Let the experts do it
Migrations involve DNS, SSL re-issuance, and email — easy to get wrong. NairoHost offers free, fully managed migration with zero downtime, so you can switch to faster local hosting risk-free.