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In this wiki, you’ll learn how to create and manage domain aliases in WCP. A domain alias is a way to mirror your website’s content. Many customers use this feature to use multiple tld versions of their domain e.g. example<span>.com</span> and example.net.

==Add a Domain Alias==
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<li><p>In the ‘'''Domains'''’ section, click the ‘'''Domain Aliases'''’ icon.</p>
[[File:wcp_domain-aliases.png]]
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<li><p>You should now see a list of your existing domain alises ( if any ). Click the ‘'''Add'''’ button to add a new domain alias.</p>
[[File:wcp_domainalias_addbttn.png]]
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<li><p>Now enter the desired domain alias in the ‘'''Domain Name'''’ field. Double check that the domain is spelled correctly, then click ‘'''Save'''’.</p>
[[File:wcp_domain_alias_field.png]]
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<li><p>The domain alias should now be successfully added and you should see it listed in your list of existing domain aliases.</p>
[[File:wcp_alias_add_success.png]]

<p>'''Note:''' ''A domain alias will only work if you point the domain you’re trying to alias to the server you’re setting the domain alias on.''</p>
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<li><p>In order for the domain alias to resolve properly to the same server as the main ( original ) domain the domain alias must have it's DNS pointing to the server the domain alias is set on.</p>
<p>You have '''two''' options for updating the domain alias to point to the server, which we'll go over below and then also show how to obtain the info for each:</p>
<p>'''A)''' Update the name servers for the domain to point to the pair of name servers the hosting package you have is assigned.</p>
<p>'''B)''' Update the A Record for the site to point to the IP Address of the server.</p>
<p>''If updating the A Record for the domain alias then we recommend updating the record for www and non-www so both point to the server.''</p></li>


<li><p>To get the IP Address and / or name servers that the domain alias needs to be updated to click the ''''Site Details'''' icon in your WCP control panel.</p>
[[Image:wcp_site_details_icon.png]]
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<li><p>The Name Servers and IP Address information can be found next to their respective sections in this ''''Site Details'''' pane as shown below:</p>
[[Image:wcp_sitedetails_dns_info.png]]

<p>'''Primary DNS''' - The primary name server you'll update your domain to point to at the domain registrar for your domain.</p>
<p>'''Secondary DNS''' - The secondary name server you'll update your domain to point to at the domain registrar for your domain.</p>
<p>'''Site IP''' - The IP Address you'll update the A Record for if you're updating the records themselves.</p>
<p>'''''Note:''''' ''If updating the DNS please allow a couple hours for propagation for the DNS change to complete across all systems around the world.''</p></li></ol>


== Remove a Domain Alias ==
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<li><p>In the ''''Domains'''' section, click the ''''Domain Aliases'''' icon.</p>
[[Image:wcp_domain-aliases.png]]
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<li><p>Click on the trash can icon next to the domain alias you would like to delete.</p>
[[Image:wcp_delete_alias.png|frame|none|alt=Click trash can icon to delete domain alias|caption image]]
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<li><p>You'll now be prompted with a popup asking if you really want to delete the selected domain alias. Double check that the domain alias is the one you would like to remove, then click ''''OK''''.</p>
[[Image:wcp_delete_alias_confirm.png]]

<p>''If selected ''''OK'''' then the domain alias should be successfully removed.''</p></li>
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