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Addon domains allow you to control multiple domains from a single account. Add-on domains link your new domain name to a directory in your account and then save the file to that directory.

Important :

• The hosting provider uses Modify an Account interface. ( WHM > > Home > > Account Features > > Account Edit ) must specify the maximum number of add-on domains (0 or more) that can be created. If you specify a value of 0, no add-on domain is created.
• The add-on domain name must be registered before visitors can access it.
• If registered domain's DNS zone records are incorrect, you may see the following error: “subdomain.example.com” name of The server IP address cannot be determined . The domain is a valid domain registered with an organization Make sure that is . You can't even add domains. cPanel's Zone Editor interface ( cPanel > > Home > > Domain > > Zone Editor Use (Zone Editor ) to correct your DNS zone records or contact your hosting provider to ensure that your DNS zone records are correct.

Creating an add-on domain

To create an add-on domain, follow these steps:

1. Enter the name of the new add-on domain in the New Domain Name (New Domain Name) text box. When you enter a domain name, cPanel will create children domains and documents root ( Subdomain and Document Root) Automatically fills in the text boxes.

Important : If you enter a domain similar to an existing domain in your account, the system will recommend that you create a subdomain for that domain.

• This allows the name server to properly maintain entries in the domain's zone file.
• To create a subdomain, link interface ( cPanel > > Home > > Domain > > Children domain ) is used.

1. To create multiple add-on domains with the same username and different extensions (for example, example.com and example.net), enter the sub unique text box. Enter a username manually.

2. select a document root directory other than the automatically populated value, manually enter the directory name in the Document Root text box do.

Note :

• The house icon () represents the home directory of your cPanel account.
• For example, if you enter example1.com in text box and your cPanel account uses a home directory of /home/example, the add-on domain is /home/ It exists in the example/example1.com directory.
• The following directories cannot be used as document root directories:

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• The account's home directory itself (/)
• Directories outside the account's home directory (./ and ../)
• .cpanel
• .trash
• etc
• mail
• ssl
• tmp
• logs
• .cphorde
• .spamassassin
• .htpasswds
• var
• cgi-bin
• .ssh
• perl5

2. To create an FTP account for a new add-on domain, open the FTP account associated with this add-on domain Select the Account Create ( Create an FTP account associated with this Addon Domain) checkbox. When you check this box, additional settings will appear.

• cPanel automatically populates the FTP User Name (Username) text box. To select a different FTP account username, manually enter the desired username.
• Enter the new password in the appropriate text box and confirm.

Note :

• The system evaluates the password you enter on a 100-point scale. 0 indicates a weak password, while 100 indicates a very secure password.
• Some hosting providers require a minimum password strength. A green password strength meter indicates that your password is stronger than required.
• Click Password Generator (Password Generator) to generate a strong password. For more information, see our Password & Security Please read the documentation.

1. Click Domain Add ( Add Domain) .

SSL certificate

When you create an add-on domain, parked domain, subdomain, or main domain, the system automatically attempts to secure that domain with the best existing certificate available.

• If a certificate does not exist, the system creates a self-signed certificate to secure a new domain.
• Once AutoSSL is enabled for the account that owns the new domain, The system adds a request for an AutoSSL certificate to secure the new domain and installs it when it becomes available.

Create a subdomain

When you create an add-on domain in the cPanel interface, the system will automatically create subdomains. If you want to change or delete a subdomain after you create it, you can change or delete the information that appears on the add-on domain's website. The system stores and displays traffic statistics for add-on domains as part of the traffic statistics for subdomains.

next stage

After creating an add-on domain, you can:

• To add files to the add-on domain's home directory: File Manager Click .
• To create an email account on your add-on domain, go to Email Accounts in cPanel. Interface ( cPanel > > Home > > Email > > Email Account ).
• To delete or migrate the content of an add-on domain's email account, use our Please read the article: How to Migrate the Contents of Email Accounts in Addon Domains

Search for add-on domains

To retrieve the list of add-on domains, follow these steps:

1. Enter search criteria in the box.

2. Click Go ( Go) .

The interface lists results matching your search criteria.

Modifying the document root directory for an add-on domain

To modify the document root directory for an add-on domain, follow these steps:

1. In the Document Root (Document Root) column, click the edit icon () for the add-on domain you want to manage.

2. Enter the path to the new document root directory of your add-on domain in the available text box.

Note : The following directories be used as root directories

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• The account's home directory itself (/).
• Directories outside the account's home directory (./ and ../)
• .cpanel
• .trash
• etc
• mail
• ssl
• tmp
• logs
• .cphorde
• .spamassassin
• .htpasswds
• var
• cgi-bin
• .ssh
• perl5

2. Click Change (Change) .

Enable or disable add-on domain redirection

To disable or enable redirection for an add-on domain, follow these steps:

1. Redirection for the add-on you to manage.

2. To redirect a domain, enter the link to redirect the add-on domain to.

3. Click Save ( Save ) or, to disable redirection, Redirection Disable ( Disable Redirection ).

Removing add-on domains

To remove an add-on domain, follow these steps:

1. Click for the add on domain you want to remove.

2. Click Yes ( Yes) .

Add-on Domain vs. Nickname

characteristic	Add-ons Domains	alias domain
Your primary domain will appear in the address bar.	yes	no
The domain uses the following Apache instructions:	VirtualHost	ServerAlias
Domains use separate logs.	yes	no
Domains use separate statistics.	yes	no
The system treats domains as subdomains (but not URLs).	yes	no
This type of domain is ideal for multiple domains that share the same address.	no	yes

 

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