How to add a domain to your hosting account

How to add a domain to your hosting account

You can host more than one website on the same cPanel account (subject to your package allowance).

  1. Make sure the domain's nameservers are set to ns0.thundercloud.uk and ns1.thundercloud.uk.
  2. In cPanel, open Domains in the Domains section.
  3. Click Create A New Domain.
  4. Enter the domain name.
  5. Untick Share document root so the new domain gets its own folder. cPanel suggests a folder name; you can accept it or change it.
  6. Click Submit.

Upload the new site's files into the folder you chose. Email accounts for the new domain are created as normal under Email Accounts.

If you've reached your package's domain limit, raise a ticket about upgrading.

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