I already have a domain name : rebuild your website without losing anything

Your domain is an asset — keep it

A domain name that's a few years old is much more than an address : it's your online identity. Search engines know it, other websites link to it, your customers have it bookmarked, your business e-mails depend on it. Changing it would be like moving out and leaving the sign on the old shop.

That's why the right question is never « which new domain should I get ? » but « how do I put a new website behind my domain ? ».

The misconception : « new website = new address »

Many people believe the website and the domain name are welded together — that rebuilding one forces you to change the other, or to « transfer » something complicated. In reality, the two are independent :

• The domain name is registered with your registrar (GoDaddy, Namecheap, OVH, Gandi…) : that's what belongs to you, as long as you keep renewing it
• The website lives on a server, somewhere — anywhere, in fact
• The link between the two comes down to a few lines called DNS : a kind of signpost that says « this address leads to this server »

Changing your website simply means turning the signpost towards a new server. The domain itself doesn't move : it stays with your registrar, in your name, with its history. If the subject intrigues you, our article on managing a server explains everything that sits behind a web address.

The stress-free method, in three steps

With Leopar, rebuilding the website of a domain you already own follows a path designed to never put your business at risk :

• 1. Simply say « that's my domain » : type your address on the Leopar homepage — Léo tells you it's taken, you click « That's my domain ! ». No transfer, no buy-back : you keep it with your current registrar
• 2. Build the new website on a test address : your dedicated server is created, and the new website comes to life on test.yourdomain.com — a test address that belongs to you too. You chat with Léo, he builds, you fine-tune… while your current website stays online, untouched
• 3. Switch over when you're ready : the day the new website wins you over, you replace two lines at your registrar (we send you the exact values, along with the instructions for your provider). Two minutes later, your long-standing address displays your new website, over HTTPS

At no point are you « between two websites » : the old one keeps working until the very second the new one replaces it.

What doesn't change (and that's what matters most)

• Your business e-mails : the switch only affects the website's address, not the mail settings. Your addresses like contact@yourdomain.com keep working exactly as before
• Ownership of the domain : it stays registered in your name, with your registrar, with your usual renewal
• Your well-known address : business cards, signatures, bookmarks, links from other websites — everything keeps leading to you, since the address is the same
• The way back : as long as you haven't changed the two DNS lines, nothing has changed. And if needed, putting the old values back brings the old website back up

A point of honesty : since the new website is brand new (we don't copy the old one — we start fresh on solid foundations, built with you), remember to ask Léo to recreate your important pages so your visitors find their bearings.

Who it's made for

This path is tailored for those whose website « shows its age » : the craftsman whose showcase is ten years old, the shop whose website is unusable on mobile, the freelancer paying an agency for a website they can't edit themselves. You've already done the hardest part — finding the name, existing online. All that's left is to bring the website up to standard, simply by describing it to Léo.

And if you're starting from scratch, the other path exists too : check that a name is available and let Leopar register it for you — everything is included in the same subscription, from {PRIX_AN_MOIS}€/month.

Frequently asked questions — keeping your domain, changing your website

Could I lose my domain name?

No. Your domain stays registered with your current registrar, in your name, with no transfer and no change of ownership. Leopar never touches it : you are the one who changes the two DNS lines, whenever you decide to.

Will my business e-mails keep working?

Yes. The switch only concerns the website's address (the « A » records) : the mail settings (« MX » records) are not modified. Your e-mail addresses keep working without interruption.

Does my current website stay online during the build?

Yes, that's the whole point of the test address : the new website is built on test.yourdomain, while your current website stays up as usual. You only switch over once you love the new one.

Is the old website recovered or copied?

No — and it's a deliberate choice : we start over with a brand-new website, modern and fast, built with you through conversation. You ask Léo to recreate the pages and content that matter, without inheriting the old site's baggage.

What if I change my mind after the switch?

The switch is reversible : by putting the old DNS values back at your registrar, the old website reappears (as long as its former hosting still exists). Nothing is destroyed by the switch itself.

Are all extensions accepted?

Yes : .com, .co.uk, but also .tech, .io, .shop… Since there's nothing to buy — the domain is already yours — any extension works.

In short : the address stays, the website changes

Your domain name is your most precious asset online — and it has never been a reason to keep an outdated website. The address stays, the e-mails stay, the ownership stays : only the website changes, at the moment you choose.

Type your domain on leopar.io, click « That's my domain ! », and build what comes next with Léo — from {PRIX_AN_MOIS}€/month all inclusive, or {PRIX_MOIS}€/month with no commitment.

You keep the address. Léo rebuilds the house.