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Website Management in cPanel

Your hub for domain management in cPanel. Add domains and subdomains, control DNS records, and set up permanent or temporary redirects.

Use the Domains section in cPanel to manage the domain names on your hosting account.

In this area, you can add new domains (addon domains), create subdomains, and point additional domains to your primary site (aliases). You can also set up redirects to forward traffic from one URL to another. For direct management of your domain’s DNS, use the Zone Editor.

Use the following guides to master all aspects of domain management within your cPanel interface.

  • Converting an Addon Domain to a Separate CPanel Account

    Hosting multiple domains in one cPanel account offers convenience but limits resource customization. Convert an Addon Domain to a separate account in WHM for greater flexibility.

  • Creating a cPanel User Account

    WHM handles server-level tasks, while cPanel is for individual domain management. To use cPanel, create a cPanel user account via WHM as detailed in this article.

  • Creating a Subdomain in cPanel

    With subdomains like blog.mysite.com, you can expand your site without buying new domains. Learn how to create them in cPanel with this article.

  • Enabling advanced zone editor features in cPanel

    Learn to enable AAAA, CAA, DMARC, SRV, & TXT DNS records in cPanel by modifying a package’s feature list in WHM’s Feature Manager for advanced DNS control.

  • How to Create an Addon Domain in cPanel

    Learn how to create an addon domain in cPanel to host multiple websites. This guide walks you through the steps to add a new, separate domain.

  • How to Repair the DNS DCV Error in cPanel

    In this article, we will focus on solving one of the specific issues seen when using Cloudflare and AutoSSL together on a cPanel/WHM server. Let’s review how to repair the DNS DCV error in cPanel.

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