Auditing your host for migration lock-in before you're trapped

Auditing your host for migration lock-in before you're trapped

Myth: "you can leave anytime." Then why is your data hostage?

— Try a full backup download today. If it's throttled or "contact support," that's the trap.
— Check for proprietary stacks: custom control panels, LiteSpeed-only configs, their own caching plugin baked into your site.
— Look up DNS TTL on your zone. They set it to 86400 so a switch takes a full day.
— Ask support, in writing, for a raw cPanel or tar export. Their answer reveals everything.

Reality: a host that makes leaving hard already knows you'd want to.