Domains
To create a domain, perform the following steps:
- Click Create a New Domain. A new interface will appear.
- Enter a fully qualified domain name in the Domain text box.
- To create a new domain, enter the new domain name. For example, example.com.
- To create a subdomain, enter a new name followed by a period (.) and then the website’s domain. For example, enter subdomain.example.com to create a subdomain of example.com.
- Optionally, you can specify the directory where you want the files for the domain to exist (the domain’s document root). To create this directory, deselect the Share document root with “example.com” checkbox, where example.com represents your main domain. You cannot create a document root outside of the public_html/ directory. This will create an addon domain.
- To automatically redirect the new domain’s visitors from the insecure version of the website to the secure version, set the Force HTTPS Redirect toggle to On.
- Click Submit or click Submit and Create Another Domain.
When you create a domain or subdomain, the system will attempt to secure that domain with an existing certificate.
- If no certificate exists, the system will generate a self-signed certificate to secure the new domain.
- If your hosting provider enables AutoSSL for the account that owns the new domain, the system will add a request for an AutoSSL certificate to secure the new domain and install it when it becomes available.
Addon Domain
An additional domain name that a cPanel account owns. The system stores each addon domain in its own configurable directory.
- This allows website owners to manage multiple domains from a single cPanel account.
- You can create and manage addon domains in cPanel’s Domains interface (cPanel » Home » Domains » Domains).
Note:
You must register addon domains with a domain name registrar.
Aliases
A second domain that points to a primary domain. For example, both http://www.cpanel.net/ and http://www.cpanel.com/ point to the same website, because cpanel.com is a domain alias for cpanel.net. This makes your website available from another domain name.
Subdomain
A subsection of a website that exists as a subdirectory in the website owner’s home folder. For example, for the example.com domain, the subdomain URL could appear as subdomain.example.com. You can add and manage subdomains in cPanel’s Domains interface (cPanel » Home » Domains » Domains).