Link an additional domain name to a website

This guide explains add a new domain name to a website Infomaniak.

Preamble

• When you add a new domain name to a website, we talk about related area but also of aliases.
• An alias domain in this case is an additional domain name, also linked to an existing site.
  • To make the websitedomain.xyz的 be reachable with a whole other domain name like 的private.abc的 e.g., you have to add 的private.abc的 as the alias of the website.
  • Second example, for the site "domain.xyz" or can also be reached with "www. domain.xyz", it must be added as an alias to the domain "domain.xyz" In this example, "domain.xyz" is the parent site of the alias "www.domain.xyz" In general, the alias "www"is already added automatically and now...

Add an alias to an existing site

Prerequisites

• If the domain name (intended to become alias) or its DNS area is managed by Infomaniak, everything is OK. If not:
  • Domain name registration A must point to Infomaniak.
  • To simplify, you canentrusting the management of the domain to Infomaniak.
• It is also necessary that the future alias is not already so, in which case it will have to be the disconnect from the current site in advance (i.e. synonym).

To add an additional domain that will be linked to your website:

1. Click here in order to access the management of your product on the Manager Infomaniak (Need help?).
2. Click directly on the nameallocated to the product concerned:
   
3. Then click on the chevron ‍ to develop the game Areas of this site.
4. Click on the button Add Domain:
   
5. Enter the domain name(s) to be added, separating them by the key Enter.
6. If the alias or its DNS area is managed by Infomaniak, it is possible to automatically update DNS entries In the opposite case, make any changes to your registrar or transfer domain name management to Infomaniak.
7. If you have an SSL certificate like Let's Encrypt e.g. you can ask the update here to include the new names.
8. Click on Validate to complete the procedure:
   

To define the alias as the main domain, take note of this other guide.