Quick Start Guide Summary
1 – How to transfer a domain name to HostBuddy.com
2 – How to use our control panel
3 – How to use our Temp URL and Your own domain name
4 – How to publish website files via Visual Studio
5 – How to upload files via FTP or Control Panel
6 – How to Create a database (MySQL or MSSQL) and where to find connection string
7 – How to Restore a database
8 – We are Always here, contact our Live chat from Bottom of our website page Or create a Ticket from your Account
9 – If you need us to migrate your sites from other hosting to our server, you can refer to here.
Details on Quick Start Guide
1 – How to transfer a domain name to HostBuddy.com.
1.1- Please click here to check how to transfer a domain name to HostBuddy.com
1.2- We do not charge any handling fee for transferring a domain name, when you transfer a domain you will need to renew your domain for one year, you can check here to get the price details.
2 – How to use our control panel?
2.1- click here for how to login to your hosting control panel
2.2 - click here for how to use the control panel functions
3 – How to use our Temp URL and Your own domain name?
3.1- Where can I find my Temp URL?
You can login to your hosting control panel-->Websites->Manage Domain Names to find your temp url. You can use it to test your site before you have your own domain name point to this account.
3.2- How can I use my own domain name in this hosting account?
Please click here for the details
4 – How to publish website files via Visual Studio?
4.1- You can find your Web deploy info here.
4.2- You can refer to the publishing steps here.
5– How to upload files via FTP or Control Panel
5.1- Where can I find my FTP login info
Please click here for the details
5.2- How to upload files using control panel
Please click here for the details
5.3- How to use FTP clients to upload/download files
Please click here for the details with different FTP clients
6 – How to Create a database (Mysql or MSSQL) and where to find connection string?
6.1- Please click here to check how to create mysql database, you can find your website database connection string from your file and then update it with your new database information
6.2- Please click here to check how to create a mssql database, you can find your website database connection string from your file and then update it with your new database information
7 – How to Restore a database?
7.1- Please click here to check how to restore your mysql database with your local backup file
7.2- please click here to check how to restore your mssql database with your localbackup file
Article ID: 1699, Created: March 19, 2015 at 4:27 AM, Modified: September 23, 2023 at 1:38 AM