{"id":3548,"date":"2016-02-27T22:45:13","date_gmt":"2016-02-28T03:45:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/underhost.com\/blog\/?p=3548"},"modified":"2025-05-05T03:44:23","modified_gmt":"2025-05-05T07:44:23","slug":"cpanel-tutorial-domains-parked-domains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/underhost.com\/blog\/cpanel-tutorial-domains-parked-domains\/","title":{"rendered":"cPanel Tutorial: Domains &#8211; Parked Domains"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- Blog Content --><\/p>\n<div class=\"blog-content\" style=\"font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif; line-height: 1.6; color: #333;\">\n<div class=\"section\" style=\"margin-bottom: 30px;\">\n<h2 style=\"color: #2a5d84; border-bottom: 1px solid #eee; padding-bottom: 8px;\">What Are Parked Domains in cPanel?<\/h2>\n<p>Parked domains (alias domains) allow multiple domain names to resolve to your primary website. Unlike addon domains, they don&#8217;t create separate websites. UnderHost&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/underhost.com\/shared-hosting.php\" style=\"color: #1e73be;\">cPanel hosting<\/a> supports unlimited parked domains for:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc; padding-left: 20px;\">\n<li><strong>Brand protection:<\/strong> Secure common misspellings (yourbrand.com \u2192 yourbrand.net)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Marketing campaigns:<\/strong> Track different domain versions (promo.yourbrand.com \u2192 yourbrand.com\/promo)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Regional targeting:<\/strong> Country-specific domains (yourbrand.uk \u2192 yourbrand.com)<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<div class=\"section\" style=\"margin-bottom: 30px; background: #f9f9f9; padding: 15px; border-radius: 5px;\">\n<h2 style=\"color: #2a5d84;\">Before You Begin: Requirements<\/h2>\n<p>To park domains on your UnderHost server:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc; padding-left: 20px;\">\n<li>Registered domain names (use our <a href=\"https:\/\/underhost.com\/domain-pricing.php\" style=\"color: #1e73be;\">domain registration services<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>DNS management access<\/li>\n<li>cPanel credentials (provided with all UnderHost plans)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Pro Tip:<\/em> Parked domains consume no additional disk space\u2014perfect for UnderHost&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/underhost.com\/shared-hosting-reseller.php\" style=\"color: #1e73be;\">reseller hosting<\/a> clients.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"section\" style=\"margin-bottom: 30px;\">\n<h2 style=\"color: #2a5d84; border-bottom: 1px solid #eee; padding-bottom: 8px;\">How to Add Parked Domains in cPanel<\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"color: #3a7bb3;\">Method 1: cPanel Interface<\/h3>\n<ol style=\"padding-left: 20px;\">\n<li>Log into cPanel (find login at <a href=\"https:\/\/customerpanel.ca\/client\" style=\"color: #1e73be;\">@CustomerPanel<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Navigate to <strong>Domains<\/strong> \u2192 <strong>Parked Domains<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Enter the domain to park (e.g., yourdomain2.com)<\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>Add Domain<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3 style=\"color: #3a7bb3;\">Method 2: DNS Configuration<\/h3>\n<p>For advanced users:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"background: #272822; color: #f8f8f2; padding: 15px; border-radius: 5px; overflow-x: auto;\">\r\n# Point DNS records to your account nameservers:\r\ndns1.example.com\r\ndns2.example.com<\/pre>\n<p>Our <a href=\"https:\/\/underhost.com\/datacenter.php\" style=\"color: #1e73be;\">global datacenters<\/a> ensure fast resolution worldwide.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"section\" style=\"margin-bottom: 30px;\">\n<h2 style=\"color: #2a5d84; border-bottom: 1px solid #eee; padding-bottom: 8px;\">Managing Parked Domains Like an Expert<\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"color: #3a7bb3;\">SEO Considerations<\/h3>\n<p>Prevent duplicate content issues:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc; padding-left: 20px;\">\n<li>Set up 301 redirects in <strong>cPanel \u2192 Redirects<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Canonical tags in your HTML header<\/li>\n<li>Verify all domains in Google Search Console<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"color: #3a7bb3;\">Bulk Management<\/h3>\n<p>For resellers with many parked domains:<\/p>\n<pre style=\"background: #272822; color: #f8f8f2; padding: 15px; border-radius: 5px; overflow-x: auto;\">\r\n# WHM command line (root access required)\r\n\/scripts\/park [domain] [username]<\/pre>\n<p>UnderHost&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/underhost.com\/managed-business-hosting.php\" style=\"color: #1e73be;\">managed business hosting<\/a> includes WHM access.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"section\" style=\"margin-bottom: 30px; background: #eef7ff; padding: 20px; border-radius: 5px;\">\n<h2 style=\"color: #2a5d84;\">Troubleshooting Common Issues<\/h2>\n<table style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; margin-top: 15px;\">\n<tr style=\"background: #2a5d84; color: white;\">\n<th style=\"padding: 10px; text-align: left;\">Issue<\/th>\n<th style=\"padding: 10px; text-align: left;\">Solution<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd;\">\n<td style=\"padding: 10px;\">Domain not resolving<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px;\">Check DNS propagation with <a href=\"https:\/\/backup.underhost.com\" style=\"color: #1e73be;\">IP Tools<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd;\">\n<td style=\"padding: 10px;\">&#8220;Domain already parked&#8221; error<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px;\">Remove existing entry in <strong>Parked Domains<\/strong> or <strong>Zone Editor<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px;\">SSL certificate needed<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px;\">Install free Let&#8217;s Encrypt SSL via <strong>cPanel \u2192 SSL\/TLS<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<div class=\"cta\" style=\"background: #2a5d84; color: white; padding: 20px; border-radius: 5px; text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0; font-size: 1.2em;\">Need to park high-traffic domains? 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