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Change Registrar — transfer a domain name from another registrar to Selectel or from Selectel to another registrar.

The period of time to change registrar can be up to seven days.

Transfer a domain from another registrar to Selectel

When transferring a domain, the administrator data and the remaining registration period will remain the same. When the registration period expires, the domain will be automatically renewed for one year, for more details please refer to the Extend Domain instructions.

  1. Make sure the domain is suitable for transfer:

    • is in the .ru or .rf zone;
    • there are at least 7 days left until the end of the domain registration period;
    • domain administrator has not changed in the last 30 days;
    • domain registrar has not changed in the last 30 days;
    • there are no pre-judicial or judicial restrictions placed on the domain.

  2. From the current registrar of your domain, get an AuthInfo code — a secret code that is required for transfer. The code is valid for 20 days from the date of creation.

  3. In the Control Panel, in the top menu, click Products and select Domains.

  4. Click Transfer Domain.

  5. Enter the name of the domain.

  6. Paste the AuthInfo code you obtained from the current registrar in step 2.

  7. Check the box I agree to the processing of personal data in accordance with the Policy.

  8. Check the final price of the domain.

  9. Click Transfer Domain. The transfer process will start and the domain will appear in the Domains section with TRANSFER IN status . During the transfer, you can manage the domain in the control panel of your current registrar.

  10. Wait until the transfer process is completed and the domain status changes to ACTIVE. You will also receive an email notification to the domain administrator.

  11. Management of domain resource records is automatically delegated to Selectel DNS hosting.

    11.1 If you want to use Selectel DNS hosting, create a zone and add resource records.

    11.2 If you want to manage domain resource records through third-party hosting — delegate the domain.

Transfer domain from Selectel to another registrar

  1. Make sure that the registrar you want to transfer the domain to supports .ru or .rf domain zone.

  2. Make sure the domain is suitable for transfer:

    • there are at least 7 days left until the end of the domain registration period;
    • domain administrator has not changed in the last 30 days;
    • domain registrar has not changed in the last 30 days;
    • there are no pre-judicial or judicial restrictions placed on the domain.

  3. In the Control Panel, in the top menu, click Products and select Domains.

  4. Open the Active Domains tab.

  5. From the menu of the domain, select Change Registrar.

  6. Click Change Registrar.The domain will move to the TRANSFER OUT status .Within five minutes, an AutInfo code — the secret code that is required for the transfer — will be generated.

  7. From the top menu, click Products and select Domains.

  8. Open the domain page.

  9. In the AuthInfo code line, click .

  10. Go to the control panel of the registrar to which you want to transfer the domain.

  11. Create an application for domain transfer, specify in the application the AuthInfo code you copied in step 10.

    When the new registrar approves the application, the domain will no longer appear in your control panel under Domains.