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Managing Domains - HostGator
You can manage your domains easily and conveniently within your HostGator Customer Portal. This centralized platform allows you to effortlessly:
- Register a new domain
- Renew or automate renewals
- Transfer or request domain ownership
- Access your EPP authorization code
- Update your domain's WHOIS information
- Connect your domain to other services
- Lock or unlock your domain for security
- Enable/Disable Domain Privacy (+Protection)
- Modify name servers (DNS)
- Establish private name servers
Please note that, depending on your user role, some functionalities are only available to the account admin or primary contact, such as updating the registrant's information or billing details, etc. For more information about your account role or permissions, please check out the following article.
We have listed the following articles to guide you in managing your domains within the Customer Portal.
- Registering a Domain Name with HostGator - This article walks you through registering a new domain within the Customer Portal or our front-of-site.
- How Do I Renew My Domain Name - This article provides step-by-step instructions on how to enable or disable your domain's Auto-Renew feature and how to renew your domain manually should you choose to.
- How Can I Transfer My Domain to HostGator - This provides instructions on how to prepare your domain should you choose to transfer it to HostGator.
- How to Transfer a Domain from HostGator to Another Registrar - If you're considering transferring your domain to another registrar, this article will guide you through the process.
- What is my EPP Code or Authorization Key? - This article will guide you in obtaining you EPP code within the Customer Portal if you're transferring your domain to another registrar.
- How to Move Domains between HostGator Accounts - If you have multiple HostGator accounts and would like to transfer your domain to another account, please check out this article.
- How to Request Domain Ownership - If you would like to be the legal owner of a domain, this article will guide you on requesting ownership of a domain.
- How to Change Domain Ownership - This article will walk you through changing the owner of your domain.
- How to Update WHOIS Information for Your HostGator Domain - This article will guide you in updating your domain's contact information (WHOIS).
- How to Connect Your Domain to Website, Email, and Hosting - If you want to connect your domain to your email, website, or hosting plan, this article will walk you through the process.
- How to Lock or Unlock a Domain - Check out this article for more information on how to manage your domain's security lock.
- How to Enable Domain Privacy - This article will guide you in managing your Domain Privacy service.
- How to Cancel my Domain Name - If you no longer want to renew your domain, this article discusses the steps to take to disable your domain's auto-renewal feature.
- How to Change Name Servers with Other Registrars to Point to HostGator - If you're managing your domain's name servers through a different registrar, check out this article.
Here are the articles about the domain TLDs you can register or transfer to HostGator.
We also compiled more domain-related articles into this article: HostGator Domains FAQs and Resources.
To walk you through the Customer Portal's Domains tab, please visit this article: Using the Domains Tab in Your Customer Portal.
You may also check our Knowledgebase if you're looking for other domain-specific topics!
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