Adding a domain to your Control Panel
Now that you have your Server and Control Panel setup, the next step is adding the domain(s) that you are planning to manage. While the process is similar for most control panels, the individual steps can be a little different. Use the following articles to learn more about adding domains to your specific control panel.
WHM/cPanel
When you use WHM, you will create a new cPanel user account for each main domain. Think of the cPanel account as the primary “owner” of that one domain. However, you can still add subdomains (like blog.yourdomain.com) and addon-domains (a completely different domain) from within that same cPanel account.
- Creating a cPanel User Account
- Creating a Subdomain in cPanel
- How to Create an Addon Domain in cPanel
- Converting an Addon Domain to a Separate cPanel Account
InterWorx
InterWorx uses a two-level structure to simplify server management. NodeWorx is the server-level dashboard (similar to WHM) where you manage the server itself. SiteWorx is the domain-level dashboard (similar to cPanel) where you manage files, email, and databases. To add a new website, you will create a new, separate SiteWorx user account for that specific domain.
Plesk
Plesk streamlines domain management into a single, all-in-one interface. Instead of using a separate control panel for each domain (like cPanel or SiteWorx), you will manage all your sites directly from the main ‘Websites and Domains’ tab. The process is just as straightforward, and our guides below will walk you through the specific steps.