What are Addon Domains – Learn how you can Add Addon Domains

An Addon domain is a secondary domain name that can be hosted on the same hosting account as the primary domain. It allows website owners to manage multiple websites from a single hosting account without having to purchase additional hosting plans.

For example, let’s say you have a primary domain name registered with a hosting provider, and you want to add another domain name to the same hosting account. You can use the addon domain feature to add the second domain name to your hosting account and host its website files in a separate directory from your primary domain name.

An addon domain has its own website content, email accounts, and FTP login credentials, but shares the same hosting resources (disk space, bandwidth, etc.) as the primary domain. It can be a cost-effective way to manage multiple websites without the need for separate hosting accounts.

Steps to Add Addon domain.

To add an addon domain to your hosting account, you can follow these steps:

  1. The domain name must have been registered and host name-servers updated on the addon domain. Click here to learn how to update name-servers
  1. Log in to your hosting account’s control panel (cPanel or Plesk).
  1. Locate and click on the “Addon Domains” or “Domains” section in your control panel.
  1. Enter the domain name you want to add in the “New Domain Name” field.
  1. If you have multiple domains on your hosting account, choose the appropriate directory for your new addon domain. This will be the folder where your website files will be stored. Otherwise, leave the “Document Root” field blank to install the addon domain in the root directory of your hosting account.
  1. Enter a password for the FTP user account that will be associated with the addon domain. (Optional)

  1. Click on the “Add Domain” or “Create Domain” button to complete the process.

Once the addon domain has been added to your hosting account, you can upload your website files to the directory associated with the addon domain and set up email accounts associated with the domain.

Keep in mind that it may take some time for your new domain to propagate across the internet and be accessible to everyone.