Steady Craft · Domain Setup

Bring your domain to Steady Craft.

If you already own a domain and want to move it under our management, this page walks you through it. The domain stays registered in your name and stays online the whole time. We handle the renewals, the DNS records, and the email setup from there.

Picking the right registrar below shows you the exact steps. Most domain transfers take about five to seven days from start to finish.

How the transfer actually works

Four steps. You do two of them. We do the rest.

1
Unlock your domain
In your current registrar's settings, turn off "domain lock" or "transfer lock".
2
Get your auth code
Also called an EPP code or transfer code. Your registrar emails it to you.
3
Send it to us
Paste the code into the form at the bottom of this page.
4
Approve one email
Your current registrar will email you to confirm. Click "approve" and you're done.

Pick your current registrar

If you're not sure, check the email confirming your last domain renewal. Whoever sent that email is your registrar.

Pick a registrar above to see the exact steps.

Squarespace

  1. Sign in at account.squarespace.com.
  2. Open the Domains panel and click the domain you want to move.
  3. Click Transfer settings, then turn off Transfer lock.
  4. Click Get authorization code. Squarespace shows the code on the page (or emails it to you).
  5. Paste the code into the form below.
Squarespace acquired Google Domains in 2023. If your domain was at Google Domains before, it's at Squarespace now.

GoDaddy

  1. Sign in at godaddy.com, click your account icon, then My Products.
  2. Find your domain under Domains and click the gear icon next to it.
  3. Click Domain Lock and turn it off.
  4. If Domain Privacy is on, turn it off too. Most transfers require privacy to be off temporarily.
  5. Back in the gear menu, click Transfer Out. GoDaddy emails you an authorization code.
  6. Paste the code into the form below.

Google Domains (now Squarespace Domains)

  1. Your domain has likely already been moved to Squarespace. Check at account.squarespace.com first.
  2. If it's still at the Google interface, sign in at domains.google.com.
  3. Click your domain, then Registration settings.
  4. Turn off Domain lock.
  5. Click Get authorization code.
  6. Paste the code into the form below.
If your domain is at Squarespace now, use the Squarespace steps above instead.

Namecheap

  1. Sign in at namecheap.com.
  2. Open Domain List from the sidebar and click Manage next to your domain.
  3. Open the Sharing & Transfer tab.
  4. Turn off Registrar-Lock.
  5. Click Auth Code. Namecheap emails you the code.
  6. Paste the code into the form below.

Bluehost

  1. Sign in at my.bluehost.com.
  2. Open Domains from the sidebar.
  3. Click the domain, then open the Transfer tab.
  4. Turn off the Registrar Lock.
  5. Click Get Auth Code. Bluehost emails you the code.
  6. Paste the code into the form below.

Hover

  1. Sign in at hover.com and open Your domains.
  2. Click the domain, then open the Transfer tab.
  3. Click Unlock domain.
  4. Click Get authorization code. Hover emails it to you.
  5. Paste the code into the form below.

Network Solutions / Web.com

  1. Sign in at networksolutions.com.
  2. Open My Account → Manage Account → Domains.
  3. Click your domain, then Domain protection. Turn off the lock.
  4. Open Transfer authorization and request the auth code. They mail it within 4 days.
  5. Paste the code into the form below.
Network Solutions can be slow with auth codes. If you don't see one within 24 hours, call their support and ask them to send it directly.

IONOS (formerly 1&1)

  1. Sign in at ionos.com.
  2. Click Menu → Domains & SSL.
  3. Click your domain, then open the Adjust settings menu.
  4. Turn off the Transfer lock.
  5. Request the Auth code. IONOS emails it within an hour.
  6. Paste the code into the form below.

Cloudflare

  1. Sign in at dash.cloudflare.com.
  2. Open the domain and go to the Registration tab.
  3. Click Transfer on the left, then Transfer out.
  4. Turn off the Transfer lock.
  5. Click Get authorization code.
  6. Paste the code into the form below.
If your domain is already at Cloudflare, we may not need to transfer at all. Submit the form and we'll let you know.

Other registrar

Tell us where it's registered in the box above and submit the form. We'll send you registrar-specific steps within one business day.

The high-level pattern is the same everywhere: Domain settings → Disable transfer lock → Request authorization code → Send it to us.

Not sure where it's registered

No problem. Submit the form and we'll do a lookup on our end. We'll email you back within one business day with the exact steps for your registrar.

If you want to check yourself, run a free WHOIS lookup at lookup.icann.org and look for the "Registrar" field.

Send us your auth code

Once you have it, paste it here. We'll start the transfer on our side within one business day.

The full domain, e.g. yourshop.com.

Sometimes called an EPP code, transfer code, or auth code. Paste it exactly as your registrar gave it to you.

Your reply goes straight to Steady Craft. We'll start the transfer within one business day. After we start it, your current registrar emails you one confirmation link to click. That's the only thing left for you to do.

Thanks. We're on it.

Your auth code is on its way to us.

Within one business day we'll initiate the transfer at the new registrar. Your current registrar will email you a confirmation link. Click it, and the transfer kicks off.

From there it takes about five to seven days to finalize. Your site stays online the whole time.

Back to Steady Craft

Don't want to transfer the domain? That's fine too. You can keep your domain at your current registrar and just point it at our setup with a couple of DNS records. Reply to your project lead's email and we'll send you the records to add.
Steady Craft Solutions · Domain Transfer Guide