{"id":985,"date":"2020-09-23T13:25:19","date_gmt":"2020-09-23T17:25:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/?p=985"},"modified":"2025-03-25T15:31:38","modified_gmt":"2025-03-25T19:31:38","slug":"new-domains-add-on-parked-and-subdomains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/domain-names\/new-domains-add-on-parked-and-subdomains\/","title":{"rendered":"New Domains: Addon, Parked, and Subdomains"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><div class=\"yt-nXfBXz8rDNg\">\n\t<a class=\"play-video-nXfBXz8rDNg\" style=\"position: relative; display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; align-items: center; cursor: pointer;\">\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi_webp\/nXfBXz8rDNg\/maxresdefault.webp\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" alt=\"Explaining Domains: Primary, Addon, Parked, and Subdomains\" style=\"width: 100%; height: auto;\">\n\t\t<span class=\"fa fa-imh-play-circle imh-ds-icon play-circle\" style=\"position: absolute; display:block; font-size:150px; color: #c52228; opacity:0;\"><\/span>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>In this tutorial we will discuss the various types of domains that can be added on your <strong>cPanel<\/strong> account. By the end of the article, you will know the difference between add-on, parked, and subdomains. If you have recently purchased a new domain name and wish to host it on your account you will need to add it to the cPanel as an add-on or parked domain.\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#choose\">What do I Choose?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#addon\">What is an Addon Domain?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#parked\">What is a Parked Domain?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#subdomain\">What is a Subdomain?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#management\">cPanel Domain Management<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"choose\">What do I Choose?<\/h2>\n<p>First, you will need to make a few decisions. Will this new domain name have its own website, completely separate from your primary or main domain on your account? If so, then you will need to add it as an <strong>addon domain<\/strong>. Addon domains are completely independent websites from other domains that may be on your account.<\/p>\n<p>If your new domain is going to show the same exact website as your primary domain, then you will add it as a <strong>parked domain<\/strong>. Parked domains will display the same website as your primary domain.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"addon\">What is an Addon Domain?<\/h2>\n<p>An <strong>addon domain<\/strong> is a separate domain and site entirely. Instead of being a domain within another domain, it\u2019s just a separate domain completely with its own directory, code, and file structure. If your main domain name is yourdomain.com and you want another domain name, myotherdomain.com you would add it as an add-on within cPanel.\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/cpanel\/addon-domains-in-cpanel\/\">How to Add an Addon Domain in cPanel<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"parked\">What is a Parked Domain?<\/h2>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/blog\/what-is-domain-parking\/\"><strong>parked domain<\/strong><\/a> allows you to add a domain to your account but display the primary domain\u2019s website. This is not the same as a redirect. Let\u2019s say you have two domains \u2013 Adomain.com &amp; Bdomain.com<\/p>\n<p>If Adomain.com is your primary domain and you were to add Bdomain.com as the add-on it would look exactly the same as Adomain.com. The only difference is the URL being displayed. Consequently, this is the difference between a re-direct and a parked domain. Redirects will change the URL to the re-directed page, whereas a parked domain will not. The downside is that security certificates like SSLs do not always work correctly with parked domains.\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/domain-names\/park\/\">How to Park a Domain in cPanel<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"subdomain\">What is a Subdomain?<\/h2>\n<p>Have you ever visited a website that had a dot (.) separating the URL in the browser? Let\u2019s say you have a mobile website, just for your business customers on a mobile device. If your main domain is yourdomain.com you may set up a subdomain mobile.yourdomain.com. This is a <strong>subdomain<\/strong>: a domain within a domain. It\u2019s treated like a separate website but uses the main domain\u2019s URL as in our example. Subdomains can have entirely different site code and content from domain they are connected to.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/domain-names\/creating-a-subdomain\/\">Creating a Subdomain in cPanel<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"management\">cPanel Domain Management<\/h2>\n<p>cPanel provides all the tools needed for domain management. You can read more in our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/support\/edu\/cpanel\/\">cPanel Education Channel<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<p><\/p><p class=\"alert alert-success\" role=\"alert\">What are you waiting for? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.inmotionhosting.com\/domains\">Register a domain<\/a> today and begin building your dream website.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this tutorial we will discuss the various types of domains that can be added on your cPanel account. By the end of the article, you will know the difference between add-on, parked, and subdomains. 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