First, let me clarify that if you want Micro.blog to host your domain name, you don’t need to transfer the domain registration. It is often easier to transfer it, but if you have a lot of DNS records at your current domain registrar (for things like email) sometimes it is easier to edit the DNS records to point to Micro.blog instead just for the blog hosting. That’s why we say take a screenshot of your settings, just in case they need to be recreated in Micro.blog.
Every registrar is a little different, but there should be a screen somewhere that has a list of records with types like “A”, “CNAME”, “MX”, etc. That’s the important info.
So there are essentially two paths:
- Edit your DNS record for yourdomain.com to use Micro.blog. This help page has the IP address you need to enter for this.
- Transfer all your DNS records to Micro.blog by using the domain registration page in Micro.blog. This usually takes a few days to process and requires inputing an auth code from your previous registrar. You’ll also want to make sure your domain is “unlocked” at the registrar before initiating the transfer.
If you choose to edit the DNS records, let us know if you have any questions because it can sometimes be confusing what to edit. After editing, you’ll also need to enter the domain name in the Design page on Micro.blog.
As for the current blog at your previous blog hosting provider, usually when the domain is switched, you’ll still have your content available at another subdomain, like yourblog.wordpress.com or yourblog.dreamhost.com or whatever it is.