Addon Domains

Overview

Addon domains allow you to control multiple domains from a single account. An addon domain links a new domain name to a directory in your account and then stores its files in that directory.

Create an addon domain

To create an addon domain, perform the following steps:

1. Enter the new addon domain's name in the New Domain Name text box. When you enter the domain name, cPanel automatically populates the Subdomain and Document Root text boxes. 

2. To create multiple addon domains with the same username and different extensions (for example, example.com and example.net ), manually enter a unique username in the Subdomain text box.

3. To choose a document root other than the automatically populated value, manually enter the directory name in the Document Root text box.

4. To create an FTP account for the new addon domain, select the Create an FTP account associated with this Addon Domain checkbox.

   If you select this checkbox, additional settings will appear:
   • cPanel automatically populates the FTP Username text box. To select a different FTP account username, manually enter the desired username.
   • Enter and confirm the new password in the appropriate text boxes.

5. Click Add Domain.

To add files to the addon domain’s home directory, click File Manager.

When you create an addon domain in the cPanel interface, the system automatically creates a subdomain. To alter or delete the subdomain after you create it, you may alter or delete the information that the addon domain's website displays.

Also, when you create an addon domain, parked domain, subdomain, or main domain, the system will attempt to automatically secure that domain with the best-available existing certificate. If no certificate exists, the system will generate a self-signed certificate to secure the new domain.

If AutoSSL is enabled for the account that owns the new domain, the system will add a request for an AutoSSL certificate to secure the new domain and install it when it becomes available.