cPanel Tutorial: Domains – Parked Domains

What Are Parked Domains in cPanel?

Parked domains (alias domains) allow multiple domain names to resolve to your primary website. Unlike addon domains, they don’t create separate websites. UnderHost’s cPanel hosting supports unlimited parked domains for:

• Brand protection: Secure common misspellings (yourbrand.com → yourbrand.net)
• Marketing campaigns: Track different domain versions (promo.yourbrand.com → yourbrand.com/promo)
• Regional targeting: Country-specific domains (yourbrand.uk → yourbrand.com)

Before You Begin: Requirements

To park domains on your UnderHost server:

• Registered domain names (use our domain registration services)
• DNS management access
• cPanel credentials (provided with all UnderHost plans)

Pro Tip: Parked domains consume no additional disk space—perfect for UnderHost’s reseller hosting clients.

How to Add Parked Domains in cPanel

Method 1: cPanel Interface

1. Log into cPanel (find login at @CustomerPanel)
2. Navigate to Domains → Parked Domains
3. Enter the domain to park (e.g., yourdomain2.com)
4. Click Add Domain

Method 2: DNS Configuration

For advanced users:

# Point DNS records to your account nameservers:
dns1.example.com
dns2.example.com

Our global datacenters ensure fast resolution worldwide.

Managing Parked Domains Like an Expert

SEO Considerations

Prevent duplicate content issues:

• Set up 301 redirects in cPanel → Redirects
• Canonical tags in your HTML header
• Verify all domains in Google Search Console

Bulk Management

For resellers with many parked domains:

# WHM command line (root access required)
/scripts/park [domain] [username]

UnderHost’s managed business hosting includes WHM access.

Troubleshooting Common Issues