Move from a Free plan to self hosted

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  hungryoungwoman · Member · Mar 30, 2016 at 10:07 am

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  I started a wordpress website with a free plan a few months ago. Now, I want to host the website and buy the domain name for myself.

  Also, my media library is almost full. So I need something that gives unlimited size for the library and something that lets me design my website.

  I am a bit new to all of this so still learning all the terms and technical stuff.

  The blog I need help with is: (visible only to logged in users)

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  staff-zinnia · Staff · Mar 30, 2016 at 3:34 pm

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  Hi –

  Here is some information on using your domain that you registered with WordPress.com elsewhere:
  https://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/move-domain/

  This is the step-by-step guide on transferring your WordPress.com site to WordPress.org:
  https://en.support.wordpress.com/moving-to-a-self-hosted-wordpress-site/

  If you run into trouble with Jetpack, you will go need to post here for Jetpack support: http://jetpack.com/support/

  Guided Transfer is a service offered by WordPress for a one time fee of $129, and staff will handle the transfer of your site:
  https://en.support.wordpress.com/guided-transfer/

  WordPress.com and WordPress.org are very different, I suggest reading more here: https://en.support.wordpress.com/com-vs-org/

  You will go here for support with your self hosted WordPress.org site:
  https://wordpress.org/support/

  Regarding storage on your WordPress.com account:
  You can get 10GB extra storage by upgrading to Premium Plan or unlimited storage if you upgrade to Business Plan. More on that here:
  https://en.support.wordpress.com/space-upgrade/

  Good luck, and let me know if you need further clarification on anything.