How to add Addon Domains, Aliases and Redirects on my Hosting? (jupiter Theme)

 

To use these instructions please access your cPanel account. If you aren't sure how to do this, use this Guide here

 

Addon Domains

Addon Domains enables you add more domains to your account. Each addon domain possesses its own files and will appear as a separate website to your visitors.

To add this access the Domains Tool which you can find within the Domains area. 

Click on "Create A New Domain" in the top right and you should be looking at the following screen

Disabling the "Share document root" to enable the addition of the Addon Domain.
Type in the Domain into the domain field and adjust the root directory and subdomain as required.
This process can also be used to create a new subdomain on your hosting

 

Once the Domain has been added here, you will also need to forward the domain to your hosting.
For instructions on how to forward a domain using our name servers can be found here
The hostings IP address can be found on your cPanel dashboard on the right hand side.

 

Aliases

Domain Aliases allow you to point additional domain names to your account's existing domains while keeping individual email accounts. This allows users to reach your website if they enter the pointed domain URL in their browsers while still able to send emails to Aliases email accounts.

To add this access the Domains Tool which you can find within the Domains area. 

Click on "Create A New Domain" in the top right and you should be looking at the following screen

 Keep the "Share document root" enabled and add the domain.

Once the Domain has been added here, you will also need to forward the domain to your hosting.
For instructions on how to forward a domain using our name servers can be found here
The hostings IP address can be found on your cPanel dashboard on the right hand side.

 

Redirects

Use a Redirects to create a specific webpage redirect to another webpage and display its contents. This allows users for example to access a page with a long URL through a page with a shorter, more memorable URL.

To add this, access the Redirects Tool which you can find within the Domains area. 

Select the redirection Type Domain or subdomain and its destination to create the Redirect.

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