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Affected service: domain name linked to an LWS Panel, cPanel or ASP.NET/Plesk web hosting
Affected panel: LWS client area
Level: beginner
This help article explains how to keep only your domain name, without renewing the associated web hosting.
This may be useful if you no longer need the website, databases, or email addresses linked to the hosting.
The procedure depends on the status of your service: active or already expired.
Before you begin
Switch the web hosting associated with the service to the [PERSON_NAME] plan. The website files, MySQL databases, and emails linked to this hosting may be deleted.
If you want to keep this data, make a backup before confirming the change.
If your service has already expired, you cannot use the standard plan change procedure. You must use the Switch to domain plan option shown on the renewal screen for the expired service.
Case 1: your service has not expired
If your service is still active, you must first change plan to remove the web hosting and keep only the domain.
The plan change is done simply by following this procedure.
The plan change may require some processing time before it appears in your client area. As long as the change is not [PERSON_NAME] the old plan.
Once the service has been switched to the domain plan, return to your client area and renew the service.
After validation, the service should appear as a domain plan. You can then renew only the domain name, without the web hosting.
Case 2: your service has already expired
When a service has expired, certain administrative actions are suspended. It is therefore no longer possible to carry out a standard plan change from the service management area.
- Log in to your LWS client area.
- Open the Domain(s) & Hosting(s) tab.
![How do I renew only [PERSON_NAME] web?](https://aide.lws.fr/filemanager/uploads/41/2026-07-03_15-57.webp "Click to display the original image")
- Locate the expired service, then click Manage.
- On the renewal screen for the expired service, click Switch to domain plan.
![How do I renew only [PERSON_NAME] web?](https://aide.lws.fr/filemanager/uploads/41/2026-07-03_16-06.webp "Click to display the original image")
- Follow the on-screen instructions to confirm the switch to domain plan, [PERSON_NAME]>
If you want to recover your website files, databases, or emails before switching to a domain plan, use the data recovery option when it is offered. This recovery must be requested before switching to a domain plan.
Check that the renewal concerns only the domain
Before paying for the renewal, check the information shown in the cart or on the confirmation screen.
You should see a plan corresponding [PERSON_NAME], without any associated web hosting. If a hosting plan still appears, do not confirm the payment and go back to the service management area to check the selected plan.
After renewal, the domain should appear as active in your client area. Web hosting-related features will no longer be available if you have chosen a [PERSON_NAME]-only plan.
Common issues
[PERSON_NAME] “Switch to domain plan”
This button appears in the context of an expired service and if the domain name was registered by [ADDRESS]. If you do not see it, check [PERSON_NAME] expired or that you indeed ordered the domain name from LWS and not just the hosting.
I want to keep my website or my emails
Do not switch to [PERSON_NAME] if you want to keep the web hosting, databases, or email addresses [PERSON_NAME]. In that case, renew the full service or choose a hosting plan suited to your needs.
My domain has been expired for a long time
Depending on the domain extension and the time elapsed since expiration, renewal may be limited, more expensive, or impossible from the client area. [PERSON_NAME] the information shown for your service before validating any action.
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