This well-detailed and concise article will show you how to create a sub-domain in Cpanel and get it up on the internet as soon as possible.
Sub-domain is a sub-section of your main domain (website), and can also act as a separate website where you can share other types of content without buying another domain.
Let us take, for instance, you are running a gadget blog or website where you mostly write about phones and other gadgets like PCs, game consoles or drones that have www.gadgetshub.com as its domain name or URL, and you wish to include content about laptops without confusing your audience that is used to know your blog for everything gadgets, then, you can simply create a sub-domain for it as www.laptop.gadgets.com.
You might be asking how to go about creating this sub-domain, that is where this article on how to create a sub-domain in Cpanel comes in.
Now let’s get into the main aim of writing this article.
How to create a subdomain in Cpanel
You can create a sub-domain in Cpanel by following the simple steps below:
- Log into your Cpanel account, and locate the domain section as shown in the image below:
- On clicking on the “domains” button above, it will open up a page where you will see “create new domain”, click the “create new domain” button too.
- After clicking the “create new domain” button. Enter the following information where it is required:
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Document: Enter the name of the sub-domain you want to create
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Document root: leave the check mark empty for the shared document root option
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Home icon: choose a sub-directory where the content of your sud-domain will be hosted, and then click submit; voila, your sub-domain has been created.
FAQs
1. What is the difference between a subdomain and a domain?
A domain is the primary address of a website, while a subdomain is a subdivision that acts as an extension, such as “blog.example.com.”
2. Can I create multiple subdomains in cPanel?
Yes, most hosting plans support multiple subdomains.
3. Do subdomains require separate hosting plans?
No, subdomains share the hosting plan of the primary domain.
4. How long does it take for a subdomain to go live?
It may take a few minutes to a few hours for DNS propagation to complete.
5. Is creating a subdomain free in cPanel?
Yes, most hosting providers include subdomain creation as part of their hosting package.