Do You Need To Register Subdomains

How to Create a Subdomain for my Domain

It is non ever necessary to register a new domain name if you lot already accept 1 and you are interested to have a carve up site apart from the main 1.

Rather than registering a new domain name, you tin always create a subdomain using a domain y'all already own, for example web log.domain.tld or forum.domain.tld (assuming you already hold domain.tld). Yous can too add multiple levels of subdomains, for instance info.web log.domain.tld.

Subdomains are extensions of your domain proper name that you tin can forward to URLs or indicate to IP addresses instead of purchasing additional domains. Ordinarily, they are used for segmentation or verification of different services associated with a domain name.

It is possible to ready a subdomain from Namecheap's side for domains that are using our BasicDNS, PremiumDNS or FreeDNS.

On BasicDNS/PremiumDNS/FreeDNS, you tin can add together up to 150 subdomains (including world wide web) per a domain proper name. Each subdomain can exist up to 60 characters long.

When you create a subdomain, y'all will exist asked to choose a subdomain name and the location it should be pointed/forwarded to.

To create a subdomain, please do the following:

one. Become to your Domain Listing and click Manage next to the domain:

two. Select the Advanced DNS tab:

3. Find the Host Records section and click on the Add together New Record button (not able to edit Host Records?):

4. Select the fashion your subdomain will be connected from the list below:

Subdomain that points to an IP accost
Subdomain that points to IP accost of the destination hostname
Subdomain that forrard to a link/URL
Subdomain that points to a server name
Catch-all (wildcard) subdomain

Subdomain that points to an IP address

- Select A Record for Blazon and enter the Host you would like to bespeak to an IP address:

Subdomain that points to a IP address of the destination hostname

It is possible to point a subdomain to another domain proper name with the assist of CNAME record or ALIAS tape.

The important divergence is that Alias can coexist with other records on that name. ALIAS record tin also be used if you lot wish to allonym the root domain to another service (which you cannot do with a CNAME record).

- Select CNAME Record for Type, put your desired Host and enter the record itself (eastward.g., ghs.googlehosted.com) into Value:

- Select ALIAS record for Type, enter the Host and the destination hostname (eastward.m., example.com) into Value:

Subdomain that forwards to a link/URL

- Select URL Redirect Tape for Type, enter the Host and the destination link/URL into the Value line. Select Unmasked/Masked/Permanent (301) depending on the Forwards type:

Subdomain that points to a server proper noun

- Select NS Tape for Blazon and enter the Host you would like to bespeak to a server:

- Check the Salvage All Changes button in one case done:

Normally, it takes

thirty minutes for newly created records to take effect.
Catch-all (wildcard) subdomain

Wildcard subdomains allow you to betoken or redirect all non-existing subdomains to a valid page on a website. In club to create a wildcard subdomain, follow the instructions here.

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