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title: "Migrating with FASTPANEL | Hostman Docs"
description: "Learn how to migrate your project to a Hostman server using FASTPANEL—creating a site, uploading files, and importing your database."
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This guide covers migrating your project using [FASTPANEL](https://fastpanel.direct/)—one of the control panels you can [install directly from your Hostman account](https://hostman.com/my/servers/create?createServerEntrySource=servers-cta-button&zone=fra-1&configurator=97&cpu=10&gpu=0&ram=6&drive=80&os=99&software=51). 

To deploy your site on a server with FASTPANEL installed, follow the steps below.

1.  Log in to FASTPANEL and click **Create site**.
    
2.  Choose how you want to create the site. This guide covers creating a PHP site.
    

![195 133 93 247 Fastpanel Hosting Control 2026 08 07 12 35](https://content.hostman.com/assets/38b753ea-c4e5-4113-b9f3-c2aec047a293.png?width=1475&height=1034)

_Creating a site in [FASTPANEL](https://fastpanel.direct/)_

3.  Enter your domain, then click **Next step**.
    

![195 133 93 247 Fastpanel Hosting Control 2026 08 07 12 36](https://content.hostman.com/assets/a464fc62-f60e-4616-81ab-2de6fe323054.png?width=1475&height=808)

_Creating a site in [FASTPANEL](https://fastpanel.direct/)_

4.  Review the suggested configuration and adjust it if needed by clicking the pencil icon next to the relevant section.
    
    In the **User** section, we recommend keeping the **Create new** option selected, so your site runs under a dedicated panel user instead of the superuser, `fastuser`.
    
    In the **Database** section, click on the pencil icon and set up the preferred database name, database user name (in the **Login** field) and user password.
    
5.  Click **Create site**.
    

![195 133 93 247 Fastpanel Hosting Control 2026 08 07 12 37](https://content.hostman.com/assets/b8c319dc-60a0-4bd5-a75d-302cc0327b68.png?width=1475&height=1097)

_Creating a site in [FASTPANEL](https://fastpanel.direct/)_

6.  Click **Site card**.
    
7.  Go to the **Files** menu.
    

![195 133 93 247 Fastpanel Hosting Control 2026 08 07 12 40 2026 08 07 12 41](https://content.hostman.com/assets/4256b1b7-ff34-4a3b-ab31-436317a247f3.png?width=1679&height=1431)

_Viewing the site card in [FASTPANEL](https://fastpanel.direct/)_

8.  Upload your site files to the server.
    

![195 133 93 247 Fastpanel Hosting Control 2026 08 07 12 39](https://content.hostman.com/assets/5e4b2ef4-87c1-415f-977f-17041cc236af.png?width=1519&height=808)

_File manager in [FASTPANEL](https://fastpanel.direct/)_

9.  Update your site's configuration file with the new database connection details.
    
10.  Go back to your site's card and open the **Databases** menu.
     

![195 133 93 247 Fastpanel Hosting Control 2026 08 07 12 40 2026 08 07 12 40](https://content.hostman.com/assets/02b188a3-e19d-41ea-9df4-e77ea6096fff.png?width=1679&height=1426)

_Viewing the site card in [FASTPANEL](https://fastpanel.direct/)_

11.  Open phpMyAdmin and import your database dump to the server.
     

![195 133 93 247 Fastpanel Hosting Control 2026 08 07 12 41](https://content.hostman.com/assets/16625748-b742-471b-b6c5-9a6325b929cb.png?width=1679&height=808)

_Databases section in [FASTPANEL](https://fastpanel.direct/)_

12.  Check that your site is working correctly.
     

> [!NOTE]
> Keep in mind that for your site to work, your domain's A record needs to point to your server's IP address.