Uploading a website before propagation completion

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Uploading a website before/during propagation

Before submitting a transfer request, it is important that you complete the below steps to ensure that the transfer progresses seamlessly and website downtime is prevented: 1. 2. Transfer any existing content from the previous hosting provider to your new hosting account with Hetzner. Create email accounts on your new Hetzner account.

Once your domain has been transferred to Hetzner successfully, it will take 24 to 48 hours before your website will be visible on one of our servers due to domain propagation.

About domain propagation: When a visitor types your domain name into their Web browser, their request is referred to a nameserver that indicates the physical location (the IP address) of your domain on the Internet. When your site location changes to a new IP address, or when a new domain name is added, nameservers around the world must be notified of the change. This process is referred to as propagation. Propagation normally requires 24 to 48 hours. During this period, if you are transferring your domain, some nameservers will refer to the old location of your site and some to the new location. Therefore, a visitor accessing your site may be directed to either the old or new location. It is usually best to keep your previous hosting account active until your transfer is verified as having taken place.

Uploading website content onto your new hosting account Hetzner provides you with unlimited FTP access to your account 24x7x365, allowing you to setup and change or maintain your website at any time. Use the following FTP access details to upload your site content before the transfer takes place: FTP Address: <IP ADDRESS> FTP Username: <FTP-USER> FTP Password: <FTP-PASSWORD> Once propagation is completed, the domain name can be used as the FTP Host instead of the IP address indicated above. Setting up Microsoft Internet Explorer version 6 to work with FTP 1. 2. 3. 4. Open Internet Explorer Enter the FTP address in the address bar: ftp://<IP-ADDRESS>/public_html/ Enter your FTP username and password when prompted Once connected, files can be transferred by dragging them to the Internet Explorer window, or alternatively, by copying files and pasting them in the Internet Explorer window

Visit our Support Centre for more information on uploading your website content. URL: http://supportcentre.hetzner.co.za/index.php?action=sub_faq&id=34

NB – Temporary URL: Before the transfer takes place, you will need to use your temporary URL and IP address to upload files to your new hosting account and view your site. The temporary URL format is: http://<DOMAIN-NAME>.<SERVERNAME> Example: http://hetzner.co.za.dedi141.jnb.host-h.net The server name and complete interim URL can be viewed on the [i] (info) button in konsoleH.

Quick Start Guide
Uploading a website before/during propagation

Configure mailboxes in advance on the new Hetzner account To prevent service disruption and emails from getting lost during the domain transfer procedure, we strongly recommend that you configure your email accounts before we initiate the transfer. Use the following Mail Server details to configure your mail client: POP3 Server: <IP ADDRESS> SMTP Server: <IP ADDRESS> Default catchall email account: webmaster@<DOMAIN-NAME> Username: webmaster@<DOMAIN-NAME> Password: <FTP-PASSWORD> Visit our Support Centre for more information on creating and managing your email accounts. URL: http://supportcentre.hetzner.co.za/index.php?action=q_and_a&id=246 Quick Guides are available on our Support Centre for setting up your mail client to download email. URL: http://supportcentre.hetzner.co.za/index.php?action=quick_guides_nav&id=0