Create an addon domain using cPanel

An add-on domain is an additional domain that is stored as a subdomain of your main site. Use add-on domains to host additional domains on your account without registering a new domain name. Add-on domains allow you to control multiple domains from a single account. An add-on domain links a new domain name to a subdirectory of your account’s public_html (document root) directory, and then stores its files in that subdirectory. To create an addon domain in cPanel, follow the below steps

Step 1: Login to cPanel

Step 2: Select the option Addon Domains under the section Domains

Step 3: Create an Addon domain by entering the domain name and click the button “Add Domain”

Step 4: A successful message for creating an addon domain is displayed

Step 5: The existing Addon domains can be modified, redirected and deleted with the interface “Modify Addon Domain”

Step 1 Login to cPanel. you can directly login through your domain URL other you can access your cPanel via server URL.
Step 2 Go to Domains section and choose Addon domains option.
Select Addon Domain under Domains section on the cPanel

Select Addon Domain Option

Step 3 Now you can view the addon domain interface, where you can perform add-on domain operations.

To create an add-on domain, perform the following steps:

  • Fill the new add-on domain’s name in the New Domain Name text box.
  • Enter the directory that you wish to contain the add-on domain’s files in the document root text box.
  • Click Add Domain.
Fill the Appropriate details to add Addon Domain

Fill the details for Addon Domain

Step 4 A successful message of creating an addon domain is displayed.
Successful Addon Created Message on cPanel

Successful Add-on Created

Step 5 In this interface you can perform the tasks like modification, redirecting link, and deleting an existing Addon domains.
Modify Addon Domain Settings

Modify Add-on Domain Settings

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