{"id":3548,"date":"2016-02-27T22:45:13","date_gmt":"2016-02-28T03:45:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/underhost.com\/blog\/?p=3548"},"modified":"2026-10-23T08:55:54","modified_gmt":"2026-10-23T12:55:54","slug":"cpanel-tutorial-domains-parked-domains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/underhost.com\/blog\/cpanel-tutorial-domains-parked-domains\/","title":{"rendered":"Parked Domains (Aliases) in cPanel: How to Add Them and Avoid Duplicate Content"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"uh-blog-hero\" style=\"margin:0 0 40px;text-align:center;padding:48px 24px;border-radius:20px;background:linear-gradient(135deg,#0D1F3C 0%,#125A8A 58%,#176EA5 100%);color:#ffffff;box-shadow:0 20px 40px -15px rgba(13,31,60,0.28);position:relative;overflow:hidden;\">\n<div style=\"display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:8px;padding:7px 14px;margin-bottom:16px;border:1px solid rgba(0,212,255,0.32);border-radius:999px;color:#DFF8FF;font-size:12px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.06em;text-transform:uppercase;background:rgba(0,212,255,0.10);\"><i class=\"fas fa-sliders-h\" style=\"color:#00D4FF;\"><\/i> Control Panels<\/div>\n<h1 style=\"color:#ffffff;font-size:clamp(32px,5vw,46px);line-height:1.12;margin:0 0 14px;font-weight:800;\">Parked Domains (Aliases) in cPanel: How to Add Them and Avoid Duplicate Content<\/h1>\n<p style=\"font-size:18px;color:#EAF6FF;max-width:800px;margin:0 auto;line-height:1.7;\">Parked domains let you point multiple domains to your primary website without separate hosting. This UnderHost tutorial reveals professional techniques for managing them efficiently in cPanel.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"uh-blog-excerpt\" style=\"border-left:4px solid #00D4FF;padding:18px 20px;margin:0 0 34px;background:#F8FAFC;color:#1F2937;border-radius:0 14px 14px 0;box-shadow:0 8px 28px rgba(13,31,60,0.08);line-height:1.75;\"><strong style=\"color:#0D1F3C;\">Short answer:<\/strong> A parked domain, now called an <strong>alias<\/strong> in cPanel, shows the same website as your main domain. To add one, point the domain&#8217;s nameservers to your hosting, then open <strong>Domains &gt; Domains<\/strong> in cPanel, click <strong>Create A New Domain<\/strong>, enter the domain and keep <strong>Share document root<\/strong> ticked. To avoid duplicate content in search engines, redirect the alias to your main domain with a 301 redirect.<\/div>\n<nav aria-label=\"Table of contents\" class=\"uh-toc\" style=\"background:#ffffff;border:1px solid #E5E7EB;border-radius:16px;padding:20px 22px;margin:0 0 34px;box-shadow:0 4px 12px rgba(13,31,60,0.08);\">\n<div style=\"font-size:12px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.06em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#176EA5;margin-bottom:10px;\"><i class=\"fas fa-list\" style=\"color:#00D4FF;\"><\/i> In this guide<\/div>\n<ol style=\"margin:0;padding-left:20px;columns:2 260px;column-gap:28px;line-height:1.9;\">\n<li><a href=\"#what-a-parked-domain-alias-is\" style=\"color:#176EA5;text-decoration:none;font-weight:600;\">What a parked domain (alias) is<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#common-reasons-to-use-an-alias\" style=\"color:#176EA5;text-decoration:none;font-weight:600;\">Common reasons to use an alias<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#step-1-point-the-domain-to-your-hosting\" style=\"color:#176EA5;text-decoration:none;font-weight:600;\">Step 1: point the domain to your hosting<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#step-2-add-the-alias-in-cpanel\" style=\"color:#176EA5;text-decoration:none;font-weight:600;\">Step 2: add the alias in cPanel<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#step-3-add-ssl\" style=\"color:#176EA5;text-decoration:none;font-weight:600;\">Step 3: add SSL<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#step-4-avoid-duplicate-content\" style=\"color:#176EA5;text-decoration:none;font-weight:600;\">Step 4: avoid duplicate content<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#email-on-an-alias\" style=\"color:#176EA5;text-decoration:none;font-weight:600;\">Email on an alias<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#for-server-administrators\" style=\"color:#176EA5;text-decoration:none;font-weight:600;\">For server administrators<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#troubleshooting\" style=\"color:#176EA5;text-decoration:none;font-weight:600;\">Troubleshooting<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/nav>\n<div class=\"uh-post-content\" style=\"color:#1F2937;font-size:16px;line-height:1.75;\">\n<h2 id=\"what-a-parked-domain-alias-is\" style=\"color:#0D1F3C;font-size:28px;line-height:1.25;margin:34px 0 14px;scroll-margin-top:90px;\"><i class=\"fas fa-globe\" style=\"color:#00D4FF;\"><\/i> What a parked domain (alias) is<\/h2>\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 18px;\">An alias is a second domain name that opens the same files as your main domain. Nothing is copied and no extra disk space is used. cPanel used to call this a <strong>parked domain<\/strong>; newer versions call it an alias, and the Domains page creates one when the new domain shares the main domain&#8217;s document root.<\/p>\n<div style=\"overflow-x:auto;margin:26px 0;border:1px solid #E5E7EB;border-radius:14px;-webkit-overflow-scrolling:touch;\">\n<table style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;background:#ffffff;color:#1F2937;font-size:15px;line-height:1.55;margin:0;min-width:600px;\">\n<thead>\n<tr style=\"background:#0D1F3C;color:#fff;\">\n<th style=\"padding:14px;text-align:left;\">Type<\/th>\n<th style=\"padding:14px;text-align:left;\">Shows<\/th>\n<th style=\"padding:14px;text-align:left;\">Use it for<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding:14px;border-top:1px solid #E5E7EB;vertical-align:top;\">Alias (parked domain)<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:14px;border-top:1px solid #E5E7EB;vertical-align:top;\">The same site as the main domain<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:14px;border-top:1px solid #E5E7EB;vertical-align:top;\">Spelling variants, other extensions such as .net, old brand names<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding:14px;border-top:1px solid #E5E7EB;vertical-align:top;\">Addon domain<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:14px;border-top:1px solid #E5E7EB;vertical-align:top;\">A separate site in its own folder<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:14px;border-top:1px solid #E5E7EB;vertical-align:top;\">A second, different website on the same account<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding:14px;border-top:1px solid #E5E7EB;vertical-align:top;\">Subdomain<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:14px;border-top:1px solid #E5E7EB;vertical-align:top;\">A separate site at shop.example.com<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:14px;border-top:1px solid #E5E7EB;vertical-align:top;\">A section or app with its own address<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 18px;\">For a separate website, see our <a href=\"https:\/\/underhost.com\/blog\/cpanel-tutorial-domains-addon-domains\/\">addon domains guide<\/a> instead.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"common-reasons-to-use-an-alias\" style=\"color:#0D1F3C;font-size:28px;line-height:1.25;margin:34px 0 14px;scroll-margin-top:90px;\"><i class=\"fas fa-angle-double-right\" style=\"color:#00D4FF;\"><\/i> Common reasons to use an alias<\/h2>\n<ul style=\"margin:0 0 24px;padding-left:22px;\">\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 8px;\"><strong>Brand protection:<\/strong> own <code>example.net<\/code> and <code>example.co<\/code> and send them to the main site.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 8px;\"><strong>Typos:<\/strong> catch common misspellings of your domain.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 8px;\"><strong>Rebrands:<\/strong> keep an old domain working after you change your name.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 8px;\"><strong>Email:<\/strong> receive mail at the alias domain, forwarded to your main mailboxes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"step-1-point-the-domain-to-your-hosting\" style=\"color:#0D1F3C;font-size:28px;line-height:1.25;margin:34px 0 14px;scroll-margin-top:90px;\"><i class=\"fas fa-globe\" style=\"color:#00D4FF;\"><\/i> Step 1: point the domain to your hosting<\/h2>\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 18px;\">At the registrar where the domain is registered, set its nameservers to the ones in your hosting welcome email. If you manage DNS elsewhere, for example at Cloudflare, add an A record for the alias that points to your hosting IP address instead. cPanel may refuse to add a domain that does not point to the server yet, so do this first.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"step-2-add-the-alias-in-cpanel\" style=\"color:#0D1F3C;font-size:28px;line-height:1.25;margin:34px 0 14px;scroll-margin-top:90px;\"><i class=\"fas fa-terminal\" style=\"color:#00D4FF;\"><\/i> Step 2: add the alias in cPanel<\/h2>\n<ol style=\"margin:0 0 24px;padding-left:22px;\">\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 8px;\">Log in to cPanel and open <strong>Domains &gt; Domains<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 8px;\">Click <strong>Create A New Domain<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 8px;\">Enter the domain name, for example <code>example.net<\/code>.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 8px;\">Keep <strong>Share document root (\/home\/user\/public_html) with &#8220;example.com&#8221;<\/strong> ticked. This makes it an alias.<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 8px;\">Click <strong>Submit<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 18px;\">Some cPanel themes still show a separate <strong>Aliases<\/strong> page under Domains, which does the same thing. The number of aliases you can add depends on your hosting plan.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"step-3-add-ssl\" style=\"color:#0D1F3C;font-size:28px;line-height:1.25;margin:34px 0 14px;scroll-margin-top:90px;\"><i class=\"fas fa-terminal\" style=\"color:#00D4FF;\"><\/i> Step 3: add SSL<\/h2>\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 18px;\">AutoSSL adds a free certificate for the alias automatically once its DNS points to the server. To check, open <strong>Security &gt; SSL\/TLS Status<\/strong> and run AutoSSL. Without a certificate, visitors who type <code>https:\/\/<\/code> with the alias see a warning.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"step-4-avoid-duplicate-content\" style=\"color:#0D1F3C;font-size:28px;line-height:1.25;margin:34px 0 14px;scroll-margin-top:90px;\"><i class=\"fas fa-exclamation-triangle\" style=\"color:#00D4FF;\"><\/i> Step 4: avoid duplicate content<\/h2>\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 18px;\">If the alias shows the same pages at a different address, search engines see two copies of your site. Redirect the alias to the main domain with a 301 redirect, so visitors and search engines end up on one address. Add this to <code>public_html\/.htaccess<\/code>, above any WordPress rules:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"background:#0D1F3C;color:#EAF6FF;padding:18px 20px;border-radius:14px;overflow-x:auto;line-height:1.7;font-size:15px;\"><code>RewriteEngine On\nRewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^(www\\.)?example\\.net$ [NC]\nRewriteRule ^(.*)$ https:\/\/example.com\/$1 [R=301,L]<\/code><\/pre>\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 18px;\">Replace <code>example\\.net<\/code> with the alias and <code>example.com<\/code> with your main domain. You can also use cPanel&#8217;s <strong>Domains &gt; Redirects<\/strong> page and choose the alias as the domain to redirect.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"email-on-an-alias\" style=\"color:#0D1F3C;font-size:28px;line-height:1.25;margin:34px 0 14px;scroll-margin-top:90px;\"><i class=\"fas fa-envelope\" style=\"color:#00D4FF;\"><\/i> Email on an alias<\/h2>\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 18px;\">An alias can receive email. In <strong>Email &gt; Forwarders<\/strong>, add a domain forwarder that sends all mail for the alias to your main domain, or create forwarders for single addresses. Remember to keep the alias&#8217;s MX record pointing to the server.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"for-server-administrators\" style=\"color:#0D1F3C;font-size:28px;line-height:1.25;margin:34px 0 14px;scroll-margin-top:90px;\"><i class=\"fas fa-server\" style=\"color:#00D4FF;\"><\/i> For server administrators<\/h2>\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 18px;\">On a server with WHM, root can add an alias for any account with the WHM API:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"background:#0D1F3C;color:#EAF6FF;padding:18px 20px;border-radius:14px;overflow-x:auto;line-height:1.7;font-size:15px;\"><code>whmapi1 create_parked_domain_for_user domain=example.net username=cpaneluser web_vhost_domain=example.com<\/code><\/pre>\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 18px;\">The old <code>\/scripts\/park<\/code> script is no longer the recommended way. Use the API or the cPanel interface.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"troubleshooting\" style=\"color:#0D1F3C;font-size:28px;line-height:1.25;margin:34px 0 14px;scroll-margin-top:90px;\"><i class=\"fas fa-exclamation-triangle\" style=\"color:#00D4FF;\"><\/i> Troubleshooting<\/h2>\n<div style=\"overflow-x:auto;margin:26px 0;border:1px solid #E5E7EB;border-radius:14px;-webkit-overflow-scrolling:touch;\">\n<table style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;background:#ffffff;color:#1F2937;font-size:15px;line-height:1.55;margin:0;min-width:600px;\">\n<thead>\n<tr style=\"background:#0D1F3C;color:#fff;\">\n<th style=\"padding:14px;text-align:left;\">Problem<\/th>\n<th style=\"padding:14px;text-align:left;\">Likely cause<\/th>\n<th style=\"padding:14px;text-align:left;\">Fix<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding:14px;border-top:1px solid #E5E7EB;vertical-align:top;\">cPanel refuses to add the domain<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:14px;border-top:1px solid #E5E7EB;vertical-align:top;\">The domain does not point to the server, or it exists on another account<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:14px;border-top:1px solid #E5E7EB;vertical-align:top;\">Check the nameservers or A record, and remove the domain from the other account.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding:14px;border-top:1px solid #E5E7EB;vertical-align:top;\">The alias shows a default page<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:14px;border-top:1px solid #E5E7EB;vertical-align:top;\">DNS still points somewhere else<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:14px;border-top:1px solid #E5E7EB;vertical-align:top;\">Check DNS with an online lookup tool and wait for it to update.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding:14px;border-top:1px solid #E5E7EB;vertical-align:top;\">Certificate warning on the alias<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:14px;border-top:1px solid #E5E7EB;vertical-align:top;\">AutoSSL has not run since DNS changed<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:14px;border-top:1px solid #E5E7EB;vertical-align:top;\">Run AutoSSL in SSL\/TLS Status.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding:14px;border-top:1px solid #E5E7EB;vertical-align:top;\">Redirect loop<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:14px;border-top:1px solid #E5E7EB;vertical-align:top;\">The redirect rule also matches the main domain<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:14px;border-top:1px solid #E5E7EB;vertical-align:top;\">Make sure the condition names only the alias domain.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"uh-section-divider\" style=\"width:min(100% - 32px, 1080px);margin:44px auto;display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 32px 1fr;align-items:center;gap:18px;pointer-events:none;\"><span style=\"height:1px;background:linear-gradient(90deg,transparent,rgba(0,212,255,0.40),rgba(23,110,165,0.24),transparent);\"><\/span><img alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"32\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.underhost.com\/android-chrome-192x192.webp\" style=\"width:32px;height:32px;display:block;border-radius:8px;filter:drop-shadow(0 0 14px rgba(0,212,255,0.30));\" width=\"32\"\/><span style=\"height:1px;background:linear-gradient(90deg,transparent,rgba(23,110,165,0.24),rgba(0,212,255,0.40),transparent);\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"uh-blog-cta\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(135deg,#0D1F3C 0%,#125A8A 58%,#176EA5 100%);color:#ffffff;padding:36px 24px;border-radius:20px;text-align:center;margin:44px 0;box-shadow:0 20px 40px -15px rgba(13,31,60,0.32);\">\n<h2 style=\"margin:0 0 12px;font-size:28px;line-height:1.25;color:#ffffff;\">Need help with this?<\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-size:17px;margin:0 auto 22px;color:#EAF6FF;max-width:720px;line-height:1.7;\">Need domains and hosting in one place? Register your domains with us and manage them from the same account.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/underhost.com\/shared-hosting.php\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(90deg,#00D4FF,#0077FF);color:#ffffff;padding:13px 28px;border-radius:10px;text-decoration:none;font-weight:800;display:inline-block;margin:8px;\">See web hosting plans<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/customerpanel.ca\/client\/\" style=\"background:transparent;color:#ffffff;padding:12px 28px;border-radius:10px;text-decoration:none;font-weight:800;display:inline-block;margin:8px;border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.32);\">Contact @CustomerPanel<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"uh-faq-section\" id=\"faq\" style=\"margin:34px 0;scroll-margin-top:90px;\">\n<h2 style=\"color:#0D1F3C;font-size:28px;line-height:1.25;margin:0 0 18px;border-bottom:2px solid rgba(0,212,255,0.22);padding-bottom:10px;\">Frequently asked questions<\/h2>\n<div style=\"margin-top:18px;background:#F8FAFC;padding:18px 20px;border-radius:14px;border:1px solid rgba(23,110,165,0.14);\">\n<h3 style=\"color:#0D1F3C;margin:0 0 8px;font-size:19px;\">What is the difference between a parked domain and an addon domain?<\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin:0;color:#1F2937;line-height:1.7;\">A parked domain (alias) shows the same website as the main domain. An addon domain is a separate website in its own folder.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-top:18px;background:#F8FAFC;padding:18px 20px;border-radius:14px;border:1px solid rgba(23,110,165,0.14);\">\n<h3 style=\"color:#0D1F3C;margin:0 0 8px;font-size:19px;\">Where are parked domains in the new cPanel?<\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin:0;color:#1F2937;line-height:1.7;\">They are called aliases. Create one in Domains &gt; Domains with Share document root ticked, or on the Aliases page if your theme shows it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-top:18px;background:#F8FAFC;padding:18px 20px;border-radius:14px;border:1px solid rgba(23,110,165,0.14);\">\n<h3 style=\"color:#0D1F3C;margin:0 0 8px;font-size:19px;\">Do parked domains hurt SEO?<\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin:0;color:#1F2937;line-height:1.7;\">They can create duplicate content if both addresses show the same pages. Redirect the alias to the main domain with a 301.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-top:18px;background:#F8FAFC;padding:18px 20px;border-radius:14px;border:1px solid rgba(23,110,165,0.14);\">\n<h3 style=\"color:#0D1F3C;margin:0 0 8px;font-size:19px;\">Can I receive email on a parked domain?<\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin:0;color:#1F2937;line-height:1.7;\">Yes. Use a domain forwarder in cPanel to send the alias&#8217;s mail to your main domain.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-top:18px;background:#F8FAFC;padding:18px 20px;border-radius:14px;border:1px solid rgba(23,110,165,0.14);\">\n<h3 style=\"color:#0D1F3C;margin:0 0 8px;font-size:19px;\">Does a parked domain need its own SSL certificate?<\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin:0;color:#1F2937;line-height:1.7;\">Yes. AutoSSL adds one automatically once the alias points to the server.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- uh-related-start --><\/p>\n<div style=\"background:#F4F8FC;border:1px solid #DCE7F3;border-radius:14px;padding:18px 22px;margin:32px 0 8px;\">\n<h2 style=\"margin:0 0 12px;font-size:22px;\">Related guides<\/h2>\n<ul style=\"margin:0;padding-left:20px;\">\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 8px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/underhost.com\/blog\/cpanel-tutorial-domains-addon-domains\/\">cPanel Tutorial: Domains &#8211; Addon Domains<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 8px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/underhost.com\/blog\/cpanel-tutorial-files-file-permissions\/\">cPanel Tutorial: Files &#8211; File Permissions<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 8px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/underhost.com\/blog\/cpanel-tutorial-security-ip-deny-manager\/\">cPanel Tutorial: Security &#8211; IP Deny Manager<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 8px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/underhost.com\/blog\/automatic-cpanel-backup-domain-mysql-with-cron-php\/\">Automatic cPanel Backups: A Safer Way to Schedule Them<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin:0 0 8px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/underhost.com\/blog\/cpanel-backup-and-restore-a-domain-account-via-ssh\/\">How to Back Up and Restore a cPanel Account Over SSH<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- uh-related-end --><br \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">{\"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\", \"@type\": \"FAQPage\", \"mainEntity\": [{\"@type\": \"Question\", \"name\": \"What is the difference between a parked domain and an addon domain?\", \"acceptedAnswer\": {\"@type\": \"Answer\", \"text\": \"A parked domain (alias) shows the same website as the main domain. 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