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Edit Website Domain Name
This guide explains how replace the main domain name associated with a Website hosted on Infomaniak in case you want to e.g. change the name of your activity or change the spelling.
Preamble
- It is not possible to simply change the spelling of the domain name concerned.
- The new domain name must be owned and installed instead of the current one by inversion (see below).
- You can also rename your product Web Hosting in the Manager Infomaniak but changing the name of a hosting has strictly no impact on the URLs of the sites.
- It is necessary to act on the domain name and if necessary to adapt the content of the site.
Change the domain name of the website
Prerequisites
- Prepare the new domain name (if necessary) You have to buy it.).
- If the desired modification is rather of the type "subdomain" to "main domain" (
dev.domain.xyz→domain.xyz(e.g.) then become aware of this other guide.
To replace the domain name assigned to the site with another domain name:
- Click here in order to access the management of your product on the Manager Infomaniak (Need help?).
- Click directly on the nameallocated to the product concerned:
- Then click on the chevron to develop the game Areas from this site:
- Be aware of this other guide for link the new domain name to your site (read the prerequisites well):
- It is this new related domain that will replace the current main domain name after the inversion you will perform below.
- Once the new domain name is linked to your site, click on the action menu ⋮ To the right of this one.
- Choose Define as main domain:
- If necessary, delete the old domain name and its variants that have become domains aliases (and not the main areas).
If you are using a SSL certificate, it will be necessary update so that it includes the added aliases.
If you use the option IP dedicated, we have to uninstall it, and reinstall it After the inversion you will perform.
Adapt the content of the site to the new name
In some cases, the web application that is used to develop the site must undergo some adjustments to work with the new domain name. Click on the link corresponding to the development of your site to adapt the content: