{"id":10113,"date":"2021-03-18T07:06:04","date_gmt":"2021-03-18T07:06:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/?p=10113"},"modified":"2024-04-23T12:50:24","modified_gmt":"2024-04-23T11:50:24","slug":"create-domain-alias-directadmin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/create-domain-alias-directadmin\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Create a New Domain Alias in DirectAdmin?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In <strong>DirectAdmin<\/strong>, you can create a <strong>domain alias<\/strong> to point to the domain name of your choice. The domain alias can be used as an alternative to your original domain name.<\/p>\n<h2>To Create a Domain Alias in DirectAdmin<\/h2>\n<p>1. Log in to the <strong>DirectAdmin<\/strong> panel.<\/p>\n<p>2. Click <strong>Domain Pointers<\/strong> in the <strong>Account Manager<\/strong> section.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10943\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/dom_point.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1023\" height=\"267\" \/><\/p>\n<p>3. Then, click on<strong> Create Domain Pointer<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-10944\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milesweb.co.uk\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/create_dompoint.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1356\" height=\"254\" \/><\/p>\n<p>4. The <strong>ADD NEW DOMAIN POINTER<\/strong> window shows up, where you have to enter the domain alias in the <strong>Source Domain<\/strong> field. 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