How to Migrate from Hostinger to Hoststack for Free
Hostinger is popular in India because of aggressive first-year pricing. But many customers are surprised when renewal time arrives and the price triples or quadruples. Moving to Hoststack gives you transparent pricing, Mumbai servers and cPanel — and we handle the migration for free.
Why people leave Hostinger
Price shock
₹99/mo intro → ₹299–₹499/mo renewal
No cPanel
Hostinger uses custom hPanel, not cPanel
Server location
Lithuania servers for Indian customers
Option 1: Let Hoststack Do It (Free Migration)
On Hoststack's Business and Ultimate plans, our team handles your migration completely. Zero technical effort required.
- Order a Hoststack Business or Ultimate plan. Don't worry about transferring yet — your Hostinger site stays live throughout.
- Open a support ticket and share your Hostinger login credentials (or FTP/cPanel access if available).
- We copy everything — WordPress files, database, plugins, media, emails. Usually completed within 24 hours.
- We verify your site on Hoststack's servers before you touch DNS.
- Update nameservers when ready — we'll give you the exact values to enter in your domain registrar. Your site goes live on Hoststack's Mumbai servers.
DNS propagation takes 15 minutes to 2 hours. Your Hostinger site stays live during this window — visitors won't notice any interruption.
Option 2: Migrate Yourself (WordPress Sites)
If you're comfortable with basic WordPress admin, you can do this yourself in under an hour using the All-in-One WP Migration plugin:
- On your Hostinger site: Install All-in-One WP Migration → Export → Download the .wpress file to your computer
- On Hoststack: Install WordPress fresh via Softaculous on your new domain
- Install All-in-One WP Migration on your new WordPress install
- Import: Go to All-in-One WP Migration → Import → Upload the .wpress file you downloaded
- Update credentials: After import, your login is whatever was on the old site — log in and reset your password
- Check the site works correctly using your temporary Hoststack URL before updating DNS
- Update DNS to point to Hoststack — change nameservers in your domain registrar
Moving Non-WordPress Sites
If your site is PHP, HTML, or uses a CMS other than WordPress:
- Download all files from Hostinger via FTP (FileZilla is free)
- Export your database from Hostinger's phpMyAdmin (Export → SQL format)
- Upload files to Hoststack via cPanel File Manager or FTP
- Create a new database in Hoststack cPanel → MySQL Databases
- Import your SQL file via phpMyAdmin
- Update your site's database connection config (wp-config.php for WordPress, or your app's config file)
What You'll Gain After Migrating
Mumbai server
Sub-10ms latency for Indian visitors instead of 150+ ms from Lithuania
cPanel access
Standard cPanel — all your existing knowledge applies, all tutorials work
Transparent pricing
No renewal price hikes — what you see is your price every year
Free SSL
Let's Encrypt SSL certificates included on all plans, auto-renewed
Daily backups
Business and Ultimate plans include automated daily JetBackup
GST invoices
Proper Indian GST invoices with Hoststack's GSTIN on every payment
Frequently Asked Questions
Will my site go down during migration?
No. We copy your site to Hoststack while it's still live on Hostinger. You only update DNS after you've confirmed everything works on Hoststack.
What about my domain?
If your domain is registered with Hostinger, you don't need to transfer it to move hosting. Just update the nameservers in your Hostinger account to point to Hoststack.
Can I migrate emails too?
Yes. If you have mailboxes on Hostinger, our team can migrate those too. Mention it when opening the migration support ticket.
How long does it take?
Self-migration for WordPress: 30–60 minutes. Hoststack-managed migration: within 24 hours of receiving credentials.
Move to Hoststack — Free Migration Included
Business plan from ₹199/mo · Mumbai servers · cPanel · No renewal price shock · Our team handles your migration
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