Overview
How to manage Add-on Domains in cPanel with this article, you will get to know more about Add-on domains allow you to control multiple domains from a single account. An add-on domain links a new domain name to a directory in your account and then stores its files in that directory.
Create an add-on domain
in the first part of how to manage Add-on Domains in cPanel, you will learn how to create an add-on domain
- Log in to your cPanel account.
- The main control panel page will appear. Select the Domain menu.
- Click on Create A New Domain.
- Enter the additional domain name.
- Uncheck the “Share document root” option to prevent this domain from being created as an alias for the main domain.
- The Subdomain and Document Root fields will be filled in automatically.
- Click Submit.
Create an FTP account associated with the Add-on domain
If you want to create an FTP account linked to your Add-on Domain, follow these steps:
- Select the checkbox next to Create an FTP Account.
- Enter the Username.
- Enter and confirm the Password.
- Specify the path where the folders for the Add-on Domain will be stored.
- The domain name will appear in a list at the bottom of the page, where you can redirect or delete the Add-on Domain.
To add any Addon Domain to your hosting, the Nameserver records pointing to the domain name must match the Nameserver of the primary domain on the hosting account. You can verify and update this as explained in the Nameserver Update lesson.
