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Understand the difference between domain Synonym and Alias
This guide explains the difference between the terms Synonym and Alias within the Domain Name service of Infomaniak.
Synonym domain, alias domain
A synonym domain name and an alias domain name can both serve as secondary domain names for another domain name.
For example, the domain names pomme.xyz (alias) and banane.xyz (synonym) can redirect to the domain name fruits.xyz (the main domain name).
The difference between a Synonym and an Alias is technical:
- A synonym domain is based on the DNS of the main domain.
- A domain alias has its own DNS:
| apple.xyz (alias) ns1.personnalisable.ch ns2.personnalisable.ch | ⇢ | DNS Zone A Record MX Record etc. | Web Hosting Mail Service |
| fruits.xyz (main) ns1.infomaniak.ch ns2.infomaniak.ch | } | DNS Zone A Record MX Record etc. | |
| banane.xyz (alias) fetches the DNS from the primary domain (fruits.xyz) |
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