Scaling, migration & exit — found from sitemap — Kinsta

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• Migration free Report an error

  “Kinsta migrations are free. You can choose to migrate your site straight away, schedule the migration if your site is continuously updated or has special requirements, or purchase an expedited migration.”

• Migration days Report an error

  “Our migrations take place Monday through Friday; we do not migrate sites on weekends.”

• Migration team availability Report an error

  “The Migrations team is available Monday – Friday, 24 hours a day.”

• Migration duration Report an error

  “Most migrations take 1–3 hours, with another 1–3 hours for review.”

• Expedited migration price Report an error

  “we offer expedited migrations for just $49 per site”

• Agency free expedited credits Report an error

  “Agency plans include free expedited migration credits, with the number of credits determined by the number of sites in your plan.”

• Expedited SLA Report an error

  “With expedited migrations, our goal is to complete the process within 8 hours, between 9 AM and 11 PM, Monday to Friday (UTC). If we don’t meet this 8-hour target, we’ll refund your migration fee.”

• Expedited size limit note Report an error

  “certain factors, such as complex site requirements, slow transfer speeds from your current provider, or sites larger than 10GB, may extend the migration time”

• Migration timeframes Report an error

  “You must choose when you would like Kinsta to perform the migration from the following options: As soon as possible Migrations are usually completed within one business day.”

• Migration types Report an error

  “Migrate from another host: Share information about your current hosting provider so the Migration team can access the site to perform the transfer. Migrate from a backup: Provide a link to files using cloud storage services such as Drive, Dropbox, etc., or upload a backup file (whether it’s created with Duplicator, ManageWP, or cPanel) to an existing Kinsta website.”

• Bulk migrations Report an error

  “If you have a large number of WordPress sites you’d like us to migrate, you can contact our support team to perform a bulk migration.”

• Multisite whole network only Report an error

  “If you want to migrate a WordPress multisite network, you must migrate it as a whole. The Kinsta migrations team cannot migrate a single sub-site of a multisite network into a standalone site”

• Wordpress com limitations Report an error

  “we cannot do a traditional migration because WordPress.com does not allow access to the site files or the database. We can only export your WordPress content, such as posts, pages, comments, meta tags, etc., and import the content into a new WordPress installation here at Kinsta.”

• Migration requires role Report an error

  “In order to request a migration, you must be a Company Owner or Company Administrator.”

• Migration ssl options Report an error

  “You’ll need to choose whether to generate a new free SSL certificate through Kinsta’s Cloudflare integration or upload your existing certificate.”

• Migration not included tasks Report an error

  “Pointing your domain to Kinsta, configuring third-party services, and setting up email are not included in the migration service; you’ll handle these yourself after the migration is complete.”

• Migration original site live Report an error

  “Your original site will remain live during the migration. However, it’s important that you do not make any changes after the migration has started, as these updates will not be reflected in the migrated version.”

• Migration draft autosave Report an error

  “your progress is saved automatically. As soon as you set the migration source, your request is saved as a draft.”

• Malware scan during migration Report an error

  “As part of every migration, our Migrations team performs a thorough scan of your site’s files for signs of malware or malicious code.”

• Malware quarantine Report an error

  “If you choose to have Kinsta remove the malware, we quarantine infected files instead of permanently deleting them. The quarantined files are moved to the ~/private directory within your site’s WordPress files, where they remain inaccessible to the public.”

• Site preview durations Report an error

  “On Site Preview, click Enable, enter your live domain, and select how long you’d like the preview enabled (1, 4, 8, or 24 hours).”

• Data center options Report an error

  “Enter a unique name and choose your site’s data center from the 30 data center locations available.”

• Migrateguru fallback Report an error

  “If full access to the source site isn’t available (for example, only a wp-admin login), you give Kinsta permission to use the Migrate Guru plugin to complete the migration.”

• Backup sources Report an error

  “or upload a backup file (whether it’s created with Duplicator, ManageWP, or cPanel) to an existing Kinsta website.”

• Maintenance mode ecommerce Report an error

  “For frequently updated sites (e.g., eCommerce, membership, or community sites using WooCommerce or Easy Digital Downloads), we strongly recommend enabling maintenance mode during migration to prevent data loss.”

• Dns ttl recommendation Report an error

  “12–24 hours before migration, reduce your domain’s TTL to 300 seconds (5 minutes) to speed up propagation. After launch, increase it back to around 3600 seconds (1 hour). If you’re using Cloudflare, you don’t need to change TTL.”

• Dns propagation time Report an error

  “DNS propagation typically takes around 1 hour, but can vary depending on TTL settings.”

• Migration channel Report an error

  “If you have any queries regarding your migration, contact our Migrations team by opening a support ticket from within MyKinsta.”

• Backup share options Report an error

  “Upload to an Existing Site at Kinsta: If you have an existing site at Kinsta to upload and temporarily store the backup in, you can select it in the field provided.”

• Dropbox preferred Report an error

  “Dropbox is preferred as it allows for more efficient handling of the backup file.”

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