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# Migrating an addon domain to its own cPanel account

> You can migrate an existing addon domain to its own separate cPanel account. Just follow our easy step-by-step migration instructions here!

This article describes how to migrate an existing addon domain to its own dedicated cPanel account.

<Note>
  This article only applies to the following plans:

  * Managed Reseller plans

  * Managed VPS

  * Core VPS / Managed with Root

  * Managed Dedicated services

  * Core Dedicated / Managed with Root
</Note>

## Migrating an addon domain to a dedicated cPanel account

To migrate an addon domain to its own cPanel account, follow these steps:

1. Log in to WebHost Manager.
   > 📘 Note
   >
   > If you do not know how to log in to your WebHost Manager account, please see [this article](/docs/accessing-webhost-manager).

2. In the search box at the upper left of the WebHost Manager screen, start typing **convert**, and then click **Convert Addon Domain to Account** when it becomes visible:\
   ![WebHost Manager - Convert Addon Domain](https://static.hosting.com/kb/kb-whm-106-convert-addon-domain.png)

The **Convert Addon Domain to Account** page appears:\
![Select Addon Domain](https://static.hosting.com/kb/kb_convertaddon_1.png)

3. Locate the addon domain you want to convert to a dedicated cPanel account, and then click **Convert**.

4. Type the new username you want to use for the account, and select the new account’s package:\
   ![Configure details](https://static.hosting.com/kb/kb_convertaddon_2.png)

5. Review the settings for the following items, and make any changes if necessary:

* **Website Configuration**

* **Custom DNS Records**

* **Email**

6. Next to **MySQL Databases**, click **Configure**. The following page appears:\
   ![databases](https://static.hosting.com/kb/kb_convertaddon_3.png)

7. Use the checkboxes to select the MySQL databases and users you want to migrate, and then click **Save Selections**. The selections appear on the main conversion page:\
   ![Selected databases and users](https://static.hosting.com/kb/kb_convertaddon_4.png)

8. Click **Start Conversion**. The conversion process begins.

9. After the addon domain has been converted to its own cPanel account, the start and end times of the completed addon conversion appear:\
   ![conversion start and end times](https://static.hosting.com/kb/kb_convertaddon_5.png)

10. To view details about the conversion, click **Details**.

11. Test the new site to verify that the migration succeeded.

## More information

For more information about converting addon domains, please visit the official cPanel documentation at [https://docs.cpanel.net/knowledge-base/accounts/addon-domain-conversion-list](https://docs.cpanel.net/knowledge-base/accounts/addon-domain-conversion-list).

## Related articles

* [Managing WHM accounts](/docs/managing-whm-accounts)

* [Using a subdomain as an account’s primary domain](/docs/using-a-subdomain-as-an-accounts-primary-domain)

* [Getting started with cPanel](/docs/getting-started-with-cpanel)