Can you pass on your DreamHost domains when you die?
DreamHost domains can pass to the estate after a death. While alive, the account holder can use transferring the account and transferring the domain to another registrant.
Protecting DreamHost domains while the account is active
Beneficiary designation available, lifetime transfer options for domains, and 9-step plan.
How to protect your DreamHost domains while you are alive →Someone died. Handling DreamHost domains after a death
Domains can be transferred to the estate, 6-step process, and 5 required documents.
What happens to DreamHost domains when someone dies →DreamHost is an independent web host and ICANN-accredited domain registrar operating since 1997. An account can hold domain registrations, hosted websites, Professional Email mailboxes, databases and DNS on shared, VPS, dedicated or DreamCompute cloud hosting.
DreamHost's terms allow DreamHost domains to transfer to the estate after the account holder dies. While the account holder is alive, DreamHost allows transferring the account and transferring the domain to another registrant.
What happens to DreamHost at death
- Transferable to estate
DreamHost grants the verified estate receiver access to a deceased holder's account on identification, a copy of the death certificate where applicable, and a will, trust or applicable probate ruling; no court order is required.1
Naming who acts after a death
- Account Privileges
DreamHost's deceased-access article answers "can I designate someone else to access my account" with Account Privileges, with special instructions support records in the account's internal notes naming who gets access at death, or with a third-party service that offers this kind of designation.1
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- 1.Gaining access to accounts of the deceased or incapacitated, last updated July 23, 2026
DreamHost publishes its own process for a deceased person's account: Gaining access to accounts of the deceased or incapacitated; a written request goes by email to verifications@dreamhost.com. DreamHost lets the account holder name, in advance, who may act on the account after a death, through Account Privileges.
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