{"id":106,"date":"2025-08-02T23:33:11","date_gmt":"2025-08-02T18:03:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sitepex.com\/support\/?post_type=docs&p=106"},"modified":"2025-08-03T00:18:06","modified_gmt":"2025-08-02T18:48:06","password":"","slug":"how-to-create-an-addon-domain-in-cpanel","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/www.sitepex.com\/support\/guides\/how-to-create-an-addon-domain-in-cpanel\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Create an Addon Domain in cPanel"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

What is an Addon Domain?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

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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\n\n\n

Once an additional domain has been created, you can create email addresses and FTP accounts based on these new addresses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to create an addon domain in cPanel<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

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This tutorial assumes that you\u2019re using the Jupiter theme<\/strong> for your cPanel account.<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1)<\/strong> Log in to your cPanel. There are several ways to do this, but the easiest method is to log in to your <\/span>ClientArea<\/a> and then open your cPanel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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SitePex Clientarea > Manage > Log in to cPanel<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

2)<\/strong> Once your cPanel opens, locate the \u2018DOMAINS\u2019 section and click the Domains<\/strong> icon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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cPanel > Domains<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

3)<\/strong> Click on the Create A New Domain<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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cPanel > Domains > Create a New Domain<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

4)<\/strong> Enter the following information:<\/p>\n\n\n\n