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How to Submit a Migration Request at KnownHost

Last Updated: July 30, 2025

Migrating your website to KnownHost is easy, fast, and secure. Especially with our Kickstart Migration Service. Whether you’re moving from a shared host or your own VPS, our in-house team makes the transition smooth and stress-free. To get started, you’ll need to submit a migration request using our Migration Form. This guide walks you through […]

“Payment Authentication Failed” Errors

Last Updated: March 13, 2025

To safeguard customers from unauthorized card use, KnownHost implements 3-D Secure verification on all debit or credit card transactions. 3D Secure is an extra layer of authentication for online card transactions, requiring cardholders to verify payments via a one-time password or banking app approval to prevent unauthorized use. “Payment Authentication Failed” errors can occur during […]

How to set your Recovery Email

Last Updated: March 15, 2024

At KnownHost, we provide the ability to recover your account to an alternative email in the event something happens to your primary email address. These things could be like: This recovery email will be used to login to your account. How it works is when you use the “Reset My Password” function, it sends a […]

How to Submit a Ticket

Last Updated: March 27, 2025

With the new system, the support portal is integrated into your https://my.knownhost.com account. There’s no longer a need for two separate URLs or interfaces for KnownHost services – everything is now in one convenient location. This streamlines your experience, reducing confusion and eliminating the need for multiple logins. Accessing your Tickets To access your tickets, you’ll want […]

How to Manage Organization on Accounts

Last Updated: August 25, 2023

Once a user has added you to their account as a ‘Manager’ — you’ll be allowed to manage their account as well as their helpdesk depending on whatever permissions were set when they sent you an invite to their account. The new system allows for easier managing of customer accounts and/or accounts that you may […]

How to Manage Users on Accounts

Last Updated: June 12, 2024

We’ll be going over how to add/invite new ‘managers’ into your account as well as explaining what the differences are between Managers and Added Contacts with the permissions available to them. This feature will allow users who resell and/or provide services direct to their customers the ability to manage their customers and their customers helpdesk […]

How to pay invoice?

Last Updated: September 7, 2022

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There are a few methods to pay an invoice in your KnownHost Portal. This article will cover the most direct way to process them. 1. First, login into Billing Portal (my.knownhost.com) with registered email address and password. 2. Navigate to Make Payment. 3. Select the Invoice to pay. 4. Next, click on Continue. 5. Select the Payment […]

How to add account credit?

Last Updated: September 7, 2022

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There are times when you may want to add a credit to your account. Customers often do this to take advantage of better currency conversion rates, or to make pre-payment for services since account credit will automatically be used to pay invoices. Let’s learn, how to add account credit? 1. First, login into Billing Portal […]

VPS MANAGEMENT OVERVIEW

Last Updated: September 12, 2022

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If you have managed or unmanaged VPS services with KnownHost, this is a one-stop guide to help you understand VPS management using the KnownHost billing portal. The easy nit and clean VPS management interface allow the customer to have more precise control over what they can do with their Virtual Private Server (VPS). Making the […]

How to configure rDNS for your VPS?

Last Updated: September 7, 2022

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For every server, rDNS needs to be configured with the correct hostname and the A record from the host side and from the DNS settings. Let’s learn how you configure rDNS for your VPS. 1. First, login into Billing Portal (my.knownhost.com) with registered email address and password. 2. In the Navigation tray, you can find […]