Transfer blog to self hosted site
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Can I change my blog to a self hosted site while maintaining the domain name that I paid for on wordpress.com?
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You sure can! However, when you choose a server to host your site, we recommend you transfer your domain registration there are well. It’s easiest to have everything housed under one host’s roof :)
Here’s information about transferring your custom domain:
http://en.support.wordpress.com/domains/transfer-domain-registration/Additionally, this guide will step you through the process of moving your site to a WordPress.org instance:
http://en.support.wordpress.com/moving-a-blog/#moving-to-wordpress-org
As we only support sites hosted here at WordPress.com, all issues with the new site – including the importing of the file – must be taken to the WordPress.org support community:
If you’d like assistance moving your WordPress.com site to WordPress.org, we have a service called Guided Transfer that does all the work for you. Check it out to see if its right for you:
http://en.support.wordpress.com/guided-transfer/
Please let me know if you need further assistance! Best of luck.
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