{"id":732,"date":"2017-05-18T12:00:13","date_gmt":"2017-05-18T12:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/?post_type=article&#038;p=732"},"modified":"2023-01-16T09:56:37","modified_gmt":"2023-01-16T09:56:37","slug":"how-to-create-new-addon-domain-in-cpanel","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/article\/how-to-create-new-addon-domain-in-cpanel\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Create an Addon Domain in cPanel"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 id=\"what-is-an-addon-domain\" style=\"text-align: left;\">What is an Addon Domain?<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Addon domains<\/strong> allow you to control multiple domains from a single cPanel account. An addon domain links a new domain name to a subdirectory of your account\u2019s home or public_html (document root) directory and then stores its files in that subdirectory.<\/p>\n<p>Once an additional domain has been created, you can create email addresses and FTP accounts based on these new addresses.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"how-to-create-an-addon-domain-in-cpanel\">How to create an addon domain in cPanel<\/h2>\n    \t\t<div class=\"hts-messages hts-messages--alert   hts-messages--withicon \"   >\r\n    \t\t\t    \t\t\t    \t\t\t\t<p>\r\n    \t\t\t\t\tThis tutorial assumes that you&#8217;re using the <a href=\"https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/article\/how-to-switch-your-cpanel-theme-to-jupiter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jupiter theme<\/a> for your cPanel account.    \t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n    \t\t\t    \t\t\t\r\n    \t\t<\/div><!-- \/.ht-shortcodes-messages -->\r\n    \t\t\n<p><strong>1)<\/strong> Log in to your cPanel. There are many ways to do this, but the surefire easiest way is to log in to your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chemicloud.com\/login\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Client Area<\/a>, then open your cPanel.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-7625\" src=\"https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Client-Area-Active-Services-cPanel-Login-783x215.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"643\" height=\"177\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Client-Area-Active-Services-cPanel-Login-783x215.png 783w, https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Client-Area-Active-Services-cPanel-Login-300x82.png 300w, https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Client-Area-Active-Services-cPanel-Login-768x211.png 768w, https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Client-Area-Active-Services-cPanel-Login-50x14.png 50w, https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Client-Area-Active-Services-cPanel-Login-1536x421.png 1536w, https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Client-Area-Active-Services-cPanel-Login-2048x561.png 2048w, https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Client-Area-Active-Services-cPanel-Login-60x16.png 60w, https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Client-Area-Active-Services-cPanel-Login-100x27.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 643px) 100vw, 643px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>2)<\/strong> Once your cPanel opens, locate the &#8216;DOMAINS&#8217; section and click the <strong>Domains<\/strong>\u00a0icon<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"783\" height=\"193\" class=\"size-large wp-image-7613\" src=\"https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/cPanel-Domains-1-783x193.png\" alt=\"&quot;cPanel\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/cPanel-Domains-1-783x193.png 783w, https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/cPanel-Domains-1-300x74.png 300w, https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/cPanel-Domains-1-768x189.png 768w, https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/cPanel-Domains-1-50x12.png 50w, https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/cPanel-Domains-1-1536x378.png 1536w, https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/cPanel-Domains-1-60x15.png 60w, https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/cPanel-Domains-1-100x25.png 100w, https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/cPanel-Domains-1.png 1754w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 783px) 100vw, 783px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>3)<\/strong> Click on the<strong> Create A New Domain<\/strong> button<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7620\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7620\" style=\"width: 643px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-7620\" src=\"https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/cPanel-Domains-Create-a-New-Domain-783x165.png\" alt=\"Create a subdomain in cPanel\" width=\"643\" height=\"135\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/cPanel-Domains-Create-a-New-Domain-783x165.png 783w, https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/cPanel-Domains-Create-a-New-Domain-300x63.png 300w, https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/cPanel-Domains-Create-a-New-Domain-768x162.png 768w, https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/cPanel-Domains-Create-a-New-Domain-50x11.png 50w, https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/cPanel-Domains-Create-a-New-Domain-1536x324.png 1536w, https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/cPanel-Domains-Create-a-New-Domain-2048x432.png 2048w, https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/cPanel-Domains-Create-a-New-Domain-60x13.png 60w, https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/cPanel-Domains-Create-a-New-Domain-100x21.png 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 643px) 100vw, 643px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7620\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">cPanel &gt; Domains &gt; Create a New Domain<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>4)<\/strong> Enter the following information:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><b>Domain<\/b>: enter the add-on domain that you want to add.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><b>Document root<\/b>: leave the checkmark empty for the <em>Share document root<\/em> option.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\"><b>Home icon<\/b>: choose a subdirectory for it in your account\u2019s home directory (above public_html). This subdirectory will store your add-on domain&#8217;s files.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-7714\" src=\"https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/cPanel-Domains-Create-a-New-Domain-Add-on-domain-783x553.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"643\" height=\"454\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/cPanel-Domains-Create-a-New-Domain-Add-on-domain-783x553.png 783w, https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/cPanel-Domains-Create-a-New-Domain-Add-on-domain-300x212.png 300w, https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/cPanel-Domains-Create-a-New-Domain-Add-on-domain-768x543.png 768w, https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/cPanel-Domains-Create-a-New-Domain-Add-on-domain-50x35.png 50w, https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/cPanel-Domains-Create-a-New-Domain-Add-on-domain-1536x1085.png 1536w, https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/cPanel-Domains-Create-a-New-Domain-Add-on-domain-60x42.png 60w, https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/cPanel-Domains-Create-a-New-Domain-Add-on-domain-100x71.png 100w, https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/cPanel-Domains-Create-a-New-Domain-Add-on-domain.png 1554w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 643px) 100vw, 643px\" \/><\/p>\n    \t\t<div class=\"hts-messages hts-messages--alert   hts-messages--withicon \"   >\r\n    \t\t\t    \t\t\t    \t\t\t\t<p>\r\n    \t\t\t\t\tBy default, cPanel automatically fills in the details for the <em>subdomain<\/em> and <em>document root<\/em>. You can either leave them as default or modify the information.    \t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n    \t\t\t    \t\t\t\r\n    \t\t<\/div><!-- \/.ht-shortcodes-messages -->\r\n    \t\t\n<p><strong>4)<\/strong> The last step is to click <strong>Submit <\/strong>button<strong>. \u00a0<\/strong>The subdomain will be created.<\/p>\n<p>From the cPanel &gt; Domains area, you can see the list of addon domains under your main account, and you can manage or delete these addon domains anytime needed.<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s it! You now know how to create subdomains in cPanel.<\/p>\n    \t\t<div class=\"hts-messages hts-messages--alert   hts-messages--withicon \"   >\r\n    \t\t\t    \t\t\t    \t\t\t\t<p>\r\n    \t\t\t\t\tIf your domain is registered with us, there&#8217;s no DNS change to be made. However, if your domain is registered with a different provider, make sure that your domain points to <a href=\"https:\/\/chemicloud.com\/kb\/article\/what-are-the-chemicloud-dns-servers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ChemiCloud nameservers<\/a>.    \t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n    \t\t\t    \t\t\t\r\n    \t\t<\/div><!-- \/.ht-shortcodes-messages -->\r\n    \t\t\n<p>That&#8217;s it! You now know how to create addon domains in cPanel.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is an Addon Domain? Addon domains allow you to control multiple domains from a single cPanel account. An addon domain links a new domain name to a subdirectory of your account\u2019s home or public_html (document root) directory and then stores its files in that subdirectory. 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