This guide explains how to add a new domain name to a website hosted by Infomaniak.

Introduction

• When you add a new domain name to a website, it is referred to as a linked domain, but also as an alias.
• In this case, a domain alias is an additional domain name, also linked to an existing website.
  • To make the website domain.xyz accessible with a completely different domain name, such as private.abc, you need to add private.abc as an alias to the website.
  • Second example: to make the website domain.xyz also accessible with www.domain.xyz, you need to add it as an alias to the domain domain.xyz. In this example, domain.xyz is the parent website of the alias www.domain.xyz. In general, the www alias is already added automatically and is present…

Add an alias to an existing website

Prerequisites

• If the domain name (intended to become an alias) or its DNS zone is managed by Infomaniak, everything is fine. If not:
  • The A record of the domain name must point to Infomaniak.
  • To simplify things, you can entrust the domain management to Infomaniak.
• The future alias must not already be an alias; if it is, you will need to unlink it from the current site beforehand (the same applies if it is a synonym).

To add an additional domain that will be linked to your website:

1. Click here to access the hosting & website management section in your Infomaniak Manager (❓: help).
2. Click on the name of the website in question.
3. Then, click on the Add a domain button:
   
4. Enter the domain name(s) to add, separating them with the Enter key.
5. If the alias or its DNS zone is managed by Infomaniak, it is possible to automatically update the DNS entries. Otherwise, make any necessary changes with your registrar.transfer the domain name management to Infomaniak.
6. If you have an SSL certificate, such as Let's Encrypt, you can request to update it here to include the new names.
7. Click on Confirm to complete the process:
   
8. The domains associated with the site are updated:
   

To set the alias as the primary domain, please refer to this other guide.