{"id":16974,"date":"2025-04-04T22:36:20","date_gmt":"2025-04-04T20:36:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tremhost.com\/blog\/?p=16974"},"modified":"2025-04-04T22:36:20","modified_gmt":"2025-04-04T20:36:20","slug":"how-to-add-a-new-domain-in-cpanel-addon-domain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tremhost.com\/blog\/how-to-add-a-new-domain-in-cpanel-addon-domain\/","title":{"rendered":"How to add a new domain in cPanel (Addon Domain)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"bsf_rt_marker\"><\/div><h1>How to Add a New Domain in cPanel (Addon Domain)<\/h1>\n<p>Adding an addon domain in cPanel allows you to host multiple domains on a single hosting account. Follow these steps to add a new domain to your cPanel account:<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>1. Log in to Your cPanel Account<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Access cPanel:<\/strong><br \/>\nOpen your web browser and navigate to your cPanel login page (e.g., <code>yourdomain.com\/cpanel<\/code> or <code>cpanel.yourdomain.com<\/code>).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sign In:<\/strong><br \/>\nEnter your cPanel username and password provided by your hosting provider.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>2. Navigate to the Addon Domains Section<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Locate the Addon Domains Icon:<\/strong><br \/>\nIn your cPanel dashboard, scroll down to the <strong>Domains<\/strong> section and click on <strong>Addon Domains<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>3. Add the New Domain<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Domain Name:<\/strong><br \/>\nIn the <strong>New Domain Name<\/strong> field, enter the domain you want to add (e.g., <code>newdomain.com<\/code>).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Subdomain\/FTP Username:<\/strong><br \/>\ncPanel will automatically create a subdomain and FTP account based on the domain name. You can modify these details if needed.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Document Root:<\/strong><br \/>\ncPanel will set a default document root (e.g., <code>\/public_html\/newdomain.com<\/code>). This is the folder where your new domain&#8217;s files will be stored. You can change it if necessary.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Password:<\/strong><br \/>\nSet a password for the FTP account associated with the addon domain. Alternatively, cPanel may auto-generate one for you\u2014make sure to note it down.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Create the Domain:<\/strong><br \/>\nClick the <strong>Add Domain<\/strong> button to complete the process.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>4. Verify Your Addon Domain<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>File Manager:<\/strong><br \/>\nNavigate to the File Manager in cPanel to see the new folder created for your addon domain in the document root (e.g., <code>\/public_html\/newdomain.com<\/code>).<\/li>\n<li><strong>DNS Settings:<\/strong><br \/>\nEnsure that your new domain\u2019s DNS records (particularly the A record) point to your hosting account&#8217;s IP address. This is usually handled automatically by your registrar if your nameservers are set correctly.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Test the Domain:<\/strong><br \/>\nOpen your browser and visit the new domain (e.g., <code>http:\/\/newdomain.com<\/code>) to confirm that it loads properly. At first, you might see a default index page or a blank page until you upload your website content.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Final Thoughts<\/h2>\n<p>Adding an addon domain in cPanel is a straightforward process that allows you to expand your online presence without needing a separate hosting account for each domain. Once added, you can upload your website files to the designated document root and manage the domain using cPanel\u2019s robust tools.<\/p>\n<p>Ready to host a new website? Follow these steps to add your addon domain and start building your online presence today!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How to Add a New Domain in cPanel (Addon Domain) Adding an addon domain in cPanel allows you to host multiple domains on a single hosting account. Follow these steps to add a new domain to your cPanel account: 1. Log in to Your cPanel Account Access cPanel: Open your web browser and navigate to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1772,"featured_media":16975,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[163],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-16974","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hosting"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tremhost.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16974","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tremhost.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tremhost.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tremhost.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1772"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tremhost.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16974"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/tremhost.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16974\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16976,"href":"https:\/\/tremhost.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16974\/revisions\/16976"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tremhost.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16975"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tremhost.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16974"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tremhost.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16974"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tremhost.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16974"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}