This article describes the options for transferring products between different Hetzner accounts. The procedure differs depending on the platform: Robot, Hetzner Console, or konsoleH.
Robot products
Dedicated root servers
For dedicated servers, the following article describes how to do the transfer: Server transfers between Robot customers
Domains
You can transfer domains directly on Robot by the previous contract partner.
Procedure:
- Person A = current owner
- Person B = future owner
- Person A selects the domain they want to transfer on Robot under Domains.
- Person A creates a transfer token by going to Create token and gives the token to Person B. The token is valid for 7 days.
- Person B goes to their account on Robot and starts the transfer under Domains → Show domain transfers → Start domain transfer and enters the token.
- Person A receives an email and confirms the transfer on Robot by going to the Transfer tab.
- The transfer is automatically carried out and Person B receives a notification when it is finished.
Note: An existing AV contract is not automatically transferred and must be renewed if necessary.
Rackspot
- Person A = current owner
- Person B = future owner
You can transfer rack space reservations in two ways:
- Person A fills out a form
- Both Persons A and B send support requests using their Robot accounts:
- Person A opens a ticket with transfer request
- Person B opens another ticket and agrees to the transfer
vSwitch
It is not possible to transfer a vSwitch. If you want to transfer a server that is connected to a vSwitch, you need to first remove the vSwitch. Then transfer the server to the new from Person A to Person B (see steps above). And then assign the server to a vSwitch on Person B's account.
Hetzner Console products
Storage Box
Procedure:
- Person A = current owner
- Person B = future ownerBoth Persons A and B need to have a shared project to transfer a Storage Box.
- Person B creates a project and invites Person A. (See below.)
- Person A moves the Storage Box to this project.
- Person B then moves the Storage Box to a private project.
Cloud server
Procedure: - Person A = current owner - Person B = future owner
- Person B creates a project and invites Person A. (See below.)
- Person A moves the Cloud server to this project.
- Person B moves the server to a private project.
Object Storage
It is not possible to transfer Object Storage Buckets between projects. To move them, you need to replicate the data:
- Create a new bucket in the target project.
- Transfer the data using tools such as rclone.
Project invitations on Hetzner Console
To add a member to a project:
- Open the project.
- Select Security in the left-hand menu.
- Open the Members tab.
- Add member
For more information, see: What are projects and how can I use them?
konsoleH products
General procedure
There are two ways to transfer products between konsoleH accounts:
1. If the contract and contact details are identical.
- Person A = current owner - Person B = future owner To do the transfer both Persons A and B write separate support requests:- Person B gives Person A their product number.
- Person A opens a support ticket on their account and includes the product details and Person B's customer number.
- Person A gives person B the support ticket number for the support request that they just sent.
- Person B opens a support ticket on their account; they confirm the transfer and include the support ticket number from Person A.
2. If the contract details are different.
In this case, Person A needs to fill out the . Person A should then send the completed form to us via a support request on konsoleH.
Web hosting packages
For internal transfers, the current owner needs to fill out the transfer form and send it to the support team by creating a support ticket on konsoleH.
Managed servers
For managed servers, the current owner needs to fill out the transfer form and send it to the support team by creating a support ticket on konsoleH.
Managed Domains
For managed domains, the current owner needs to fill out the transfer form and send it to the support team by creating a support ticket on konsoleH.
Storage Shares
For storage shares, the current owner needs to fill out the transfer form and send it to the support team by creating a support ticket on konsoleH.