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Getting Started with Domains and DNS in cPanel cPanel separates domain management from DNS record management. In Jupiter, use cPanel →... Domain Registrar vs. Nameserver vs. DNS Hosting Several systems work together before a domain reaches a website. Understanding their roles makes... How to Identify Your Domain Registrar Your registrar is the company responsible for the domain registration. You may need to identify... Understanding the Current cPanel Domains Interface The current cPanel Domains interface combines management that older cPanel versions exposed... How to Add a Registered Domain to cPanel Use the current unified Domains interface to add a domain that you already own. Open cPanel... How to Create a Subdomain in Current cPanel Modern cPanel creates subdomains from the same Domains interface used for other domain types.... How to Create an Alias Domain by Sharing a Document Root An alias domain serves the same website content as another domain. In current cPanel, this is... Understanding Document Roots in cPanel A domain's document root is the directory from which the web server serves that domain's public... How to Change a Domain Document Root For eligible non-main domains, cPanel can change the directory the web server uses as the... How to Rename a Domain in cPanel Current cPanel can rename primary, addon, and parked/alias domains when the account and server... How to Remove a Domain from cPanel Safely Removing a domain from cPanel removes its web-server virtual-host and DNS entries, but current... Understanding Temporary Domains in cPanel A temporary domain is an automatically generated cpanel.site-based hostname that can be used... How to Replace a Temporary Domain with a Registered Domain When an eligible domain is using a temporary domain, current cPanel provides a path to replace it... What Happens to Your Domain Registration When You Remove It from cPanel? Removing a domain from cPanel does not cancel or delete the domain registration at the... How to Purchase a Domain from cPanel When Your Provider Enables It cPanel & WHM version 138 added an optional Domain Recommendations & Purchase feature.... Why a Domain Serves an App Instead of Uploaded Files A domain can serve files from its document root or proxy requests to a deployed application....