Getting Started with Domains and DNS in cPanel cPanel separates domain management from DNS record management. Use cPanel → Domains →... Domain Registrar vs. Nameserver vs. DNS Hosting Several systems work together before a domain reaches a website. Understanding their roles makes... How to Identify Your Domain Registrar Your registrar is the company responsible for the domain registration. You may need to identify... Understanding the Current cPanel Domains Interface The current cPanel Domains interface combines management that older cPanel versions exposed... How to Add a Registered Domain to cPanel Use the current unified Domains interface to add a domain that you already own. Open cPanel... How to Create a Subdomain in Current cPanel Modern cPanel creates subdomains from the same Domains interface used for other domain types.... How to Create an Alias Domain by Sharing a Document Root An alias domain serves the same website content as another domain. In current cPanel, this is... Understanding Document Roots in cPanel A domain's document root is the directory from which the web server serves that domain's public... How to Change a Domain Document Root For eligible non-main domains, cPanel can change the directory the web server uses as the... How to Rename a Domain in cPanel Current cPanel can rename primary, addon, and parked/alias domains when the account and server... How to Remove a Domain from cPanel Safely Removing a domain from cPanel removes its web-server virtual-host and DNS entries, but current... Understanding Temporary Domains in cPanel A temporary domain is an automatically generated cpanel.site-based hostname that can be used... How to Replace a Temporary Domain with a Registered Domain When an eligible domain is using a temporary domain, current cPanel provides a path to replace it... How to Force HTTPS Redirect for a Domain in cPanel The Force HTTPS Redirect control sends visitors from the insecure HTTP version of a domain to its... 301 vs. 302 Redirects: Which Should You Use? cPanel's Redirects interface supports permanent and temporary redirects. 301 Permanent —... How to Create a URL Redirect in cPanel Use cPanel's Redirects interface when visitors to one URL should be sent to another URL. Open... How Wildcard Redirects Work in cPanel A wildcard redirect preserves the filename/path when sending visitors to the destination domain.... How to Change or Remove an Existing cPanel Redirect cPanel does not provide an edit-in-place control for redirects created through the Redirects... DNS Basics: How a Domain Reaches Your Website The Domain Name System (DNS) converts hostnames such as www.example.com into information clients... Nameservers vs. DNS Records: Where Should You Make a Change? The correct place to edit DNS depends on which nameservers are authoritative for the domain. If... DNS Propagation and TTL Explained DNS changes are often described as "propagating," but much of the delay comes from caching. TTL... How to Use cPanel Zone Editor Zone Editor manages DNS records for domains whose DNS zones are available to the cPanel account.... How to Create an A Record in cPanel An A record maps a hostname to an IPv4 address. Open cPanel → Domains → Zone... How to Create an AAAA Record in cPanel An AAAA record maps a hostname to an IPv6 address. Open Zone Editor and click Manage for the... How to Create a CNAME Record in cPanel A CNAME record aliases one hostname to another hostname. Open cPanel → Domains → Zone... How to Create or Change an MX Record in cPanel MX records identify the mail servers responsible for receiving email for a domain. Open Zone... How to Create a TXT Record in cPanel TXT records store text data used by many internet services. Common examples include domain... How to Create an SRV Record in cPanel An SRV record publishes the location of a network service, including its target host and port.... How CAA Records Control SSL Certificate Issuance A CAA (Certificate Authority Authorization) record tells certificate authorities which CAs are... Understanding HTTPS DNS Records in cPanel The HTTPS DNS record type can advertise information about an HTTPS service, including alternate... Understanding SVCB DNS Records in cPanel SVCB (Service Binding) records publish information about services available for a domain. They... Why cPanel Warns Against the Experimental ALIAS DNS Record cPanel can expose an ALIAS DNS record type on systems using PowerDNS when the server... How to Edit a DNS Record in cPanel To change an existing DNS record: Open cPanel → Domains → Zone Editor.Click Manage for... How to Delete a DNS Record Safely Deleting a DNS record immediately removes it from the zone data on the server, although cached... How to Reset a DNS Zone Safely in cPanel Zone Editor can reset a domain's DNS zone to the defaults configured for the hosting... What Is DNSSEC and When Is It Used? DNSSEC (Domain Name System Security Extensions) adds cryptographic signatures to DNS data so... How to Enable DNSSEC for a Domain in cPanel DNSSEC must be configured in both cPanel and at the domain registrar. Open cPanel → Domains... How to Disable DNSSEC Safely DNSSEC must be removed in the correct order to avoid SERVFAIL responses. At the domain registrar,... DNSSEC Checklist Before Moving a Domain to Another Server DNSSEC requires extra planning when moving DNS hosting or transferring a cPanel account to... How Dynamic DNS Works in cPanel cPanel Dynamic DNS (DDNS) lets a hostname in a cPanel-managed DNS zone follow the changing public... How to Create a Dynamic DNS Hostname in cPanel When Dynamic DNS is enabled: Open cPanel → Domains → Dynamic DNS.Click Create.Enter a... How to Recreate or Remove a cPanel Dynamic DNS URL If a Dynamic DNS webcall URL is exposed or no longer needed, cPanel can recreate or remove it.... How to Change a Domain’s Nameservers Authoritative nameservers are normally changed at the domain registrar, not in cPanel Zone... Troubleshooting a Domain That Does Not Resolve If a domain does not resolve, work from registration outward instead of changing random DNS... Why a DNS Change May Still Show the Old Value Seeing the old DNS value after a change does not always mean the edit failed. Check these... Troubleshooting www and Non-www Domain DNS example.com and www.example.com are different DNS names and can have different records. If one... Troubleshooting SERVFAIL After a DNSSEC Change A domain that suddenly returns SERVFAIL after a DNSSEC or nameserver change may have a broken... Troubleshooting a Domain That Opens the Wrong Website A domain can reach the correct server but still show the wrong website. This is often a... What Happens to Your Domain Registration When You Remove It from cPanel? Removing a domain from cPanel does not cancel or delete the domain registration at the... How to Avoid Conflicting DNS Records DNS zones can contain multiple records, but some combinations are invalid or produce confusing... Why a Record in cPanel May Not Affect Public DNS Zone Editor can display and edit a local DNS zone even when public DNS is being answered... Domain and DNS Change Safety Checklist Use this checklist before a significant domain or DNS change: Confirm the exact domain and... How to Rotate a DNSSEC Key Safely DNSSEC keys can be rotated periodically so a domain does not rely indefinitely on the same...