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How to Transfer a Domain to Static.app

November 10, 2026  ·  4 min read

Written by Andrian ·  Technical Writer, Static.app

Reviewed by Roman Frank ·  Technical Reviewer, Static.app

To transfer a domain to Static.app, unlock it at the company that holds it now, get its authorization code, and start the transfer from your Static.app dashboard with that code. Most transfers finish within a week, and many in under an hour if you approve them at the old company. Every registrar does the first two steps differently, so pick yours from the list below.

Pick the company your domain is with

Each guide names that company's own buttons, says how it hands over the code, and says what happens to its DNS and email when the domain leaves:

Not sure where your domain is? Type it into the transfer form: it names the current registrar and shows the steps for it.

The rules every transfer follows

  • 60 days: a domain cannot move within 60 days of being registered or transferred. Some companies add the same wait after a change to the owner's name or email, and some let you opt out of that one.
  • Unlocked: the domain has to have its transfer lock off at the old company.
  • The code: the authorization code, also called an EPP code or auth code, proves you are allowed to move the domain. Some companies show it on screen, others email it to the domain's owner address.
  • Five days: the old company has up to five days to release the domain. Many let you approve it sooner.
  • A year is added: for .com and the other common endings, the time left on the domain comes with it, and the transfer adds a year.

Save your DNS records first

The transfer moves the registration, not the DNS. Static.app keeps your domain on the nameservers it already uses, so a website and email that run on DNS somewhere else keep working through the move.

The exception is DNS run by the company you are leaving. Several of them stop serving a domain's records once it has gone, and most say nothing either way. Before you start, export or write down every record, and as soon as the domain arrives, move its DNS to Static.app or to a DNS host you are keeping.

DNS SOMEWHERE ELSE Registration old registrar → Static.app DNS: Cloudflare or your host not touched by the move WEBSITE AND EMAIL keep working nothing to do DNS AT THE OLD REGISTRAR Registration old registrar → Static.app DNS: may stop answering once the domain leaves WEBSITE AND EMAIL down until DNS moves move it on arrival
The transfer moves the registration, the same way in both cases. Whether anything breaks depends on where your DNS lives.

Frequently asked questions

How much does a transfer to Static.app cost?

A transfer is charged like a registration for that ending, and it adds a year to the domain. The form shows the price as soon as you type the name, before you pay anything.

Which endings can I transfer?

Most generic endings, such as .com, .net, .org, .io, .co and .ai. Country endings such as .uk, .de and .eu cannot move here yet.

What if the transfer fails?

The domain stays where it was and the payment is refunded. The domain page says why, and you can try again once the cause is fixed.

Ready to try it?

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