If you've got a big site, it's recommended that you use the backup file method to transfer the account. It goes as follows:

• Create an account on your VPS to transfer the backup file to temporarily
• Go into your existing control panel on the shared server and use the Generate a Full Backup option under the Backup section to make a backup. Use the FTP method and enter the VPS IP and the login details of that temp account you made.
• When it's copied over, use SSH to log in to the VPS and do these two commands:

Be sure to replace tempuser with the username of the temporary account and username with the username of the account to copy. It will restore the account from the command line.

Now that the account is copied over, you can change the nameservers to the custom ones you made and that's all there is to it.

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