How can project ownership or service billing be transferred to another user's account?
How to Transfer Project Ownership in Elestio
AreThis youguide lookingexplains how to transfer a project ownership orfrom serviceone billingElestio account to anotheranother.
Prerequisites
Before Whilestarting ourthe directtransfer:
- The new owner
transfermustfeaturehaveisan active Elestio account - The new owner must be added as a member in the
pipeline,projectthere'swithaAdminworkaroundoravailableBilling Admin role - The new owner must have sufficient credit for
youattoleastaccomplish1thismonthtask.of service - Each project can only have one owner
Transfer Steps
Step 1: Access Project Settings
Presently,Log we operate on a global account-level billing structure that is not directly tied to specific projects. Consequently, all services affiliated with projects under your ownership will be invoicedin to your account.
Toaccount transferand ownershipselect orthe billingproject responsibilityyou want to anothertransfer. account, you can follow these steps:
Grant Admin Access:Within your project, navigate to the "Members" tabClick on theleftProjectsidebar,Settingsandtab.select"AddStep
Member."2:InputStart the TransferIn the top right corner of the Project Settings page, click the Transfer project button.
Step 3: Enter New Owner Email
A popup window will appear. Enter the email address of the new
accountowneruser intoin thedesignatedNewfield,OwnerchooseEmail'Admin'field.astheirrole,Step
and4:thenConfirmpressYour IdentityFor security, you'll need to:
- Enter your current account password
- Enter the
'SendverificationInvitation'codebutton. Log insent totheyour email
Step 5: New
Account:Owner ConfirmationThe new
userownershouldwillthenreceiveloganinemail notification. They must accept the transfer totheir account.Navigate tocomplete theProject:process.OnceloggedImportant
in,Notes- The transfer is not complete until the new
userownershouldacceptsnavigateittoviathe project that you've shared with them.email MoveOncethetransferred,Service:allWithinbillingthe project,responsibilities movethe serviceto the newaccount byfollowingthe steps outlined in our documentation.ownerChooseMakethe Project:When moving the service, select the project owned bysure the newaccountownerashas enough credit before initiating thedestination.transfer
By following these steps, you'll successfully transfer the service to the new account, effectively transferring ownership and billing responsibility.While this method serves as a temporary solution until our direct project owner transfer feature is available.- The transfer is not complete until the new