Domains & Subdomains: Adding new websites to your hosting

Central Domain Management

In your cPanel domain interface, you can create and configure additional websites (addon domains), alternative addresses (aliases), and sub-sections (subdomains). Each domain can point to its own directory to display different content.

Adding a New Domain

To add an additional domain (e.g., my-second-company.com) to your hosting package:

1. Click the "Create A New Domain" button.
2. Enter the full domain name (e.g., example.com).
3. Important (Document Root):
   • Do you want a completely new website? Uncheck "Share document root". cPanel will then create a separate folder for this domain.
   • Should the domain just mirror the content of your main site (Alias)? Keep the checkbox checked.
4. Click "Submit".

Creating Subdomains

Subdomains are useful for separate sections like shop.yourdomain.ch or test.yourdomain.ch.

• In the "Domain" field, simply enter the name followed by a dot and your main domain (e.g., blog.yourdomain.ch).
• cPanel automatically determines which directory the files for this section should be located in.

Managing & Removing Domains

In your domain list, the "Manage" button gives you further options:

• Change Document Root: If you want to move the website to a different folder.
• Remove Domain: Deletes the association in cPanel.
  Note: The files in the folder will remain, but email accounts for this domain will be hidden (and will only reappear if the domain is added again).

What is a Document Root?

The Document Root is the "home folder" of your domain on the server. Anything you upload to this folder (via File Manager or FTP) will be displayed when someone accesses the domain in a browser.

Do you have a domain with another provider and want to use it here?
Don't forget to adjust the Nameservers or the A-Record at your domain registrar!