Domain Consolidation
Domain consolidation is the process of moving a fragmented domain portfolio—spread across multiple [[registrar|registrars]]—into a single registrar account to simplify administration, billing, and renewal management. The process involves initiating [[domain-transfer|domain transfers]], disabling [[domain-lock|registrar lock]] on each domain, obtaining authorization (auth/EPP) codes, and verifying that each domain meets the minimum age requirement (typically 60 days) before transfer. Consolidation reduces the risk of domains expiring unnoticed across scattered accounts, enables [[bulk-dns-update|bulk DNS operations]], and often yields volume discounts from the receiving registrar.
Example
After acquiring a startup, your IT team consolidates the startup's 12 domains from GoDaddy and Namecheap into your company's primary Cloudflare Registrar account to unify renewal billing and DNS control.