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Change the domain name of a website
This guide explains how to replace the main domain name associated with a Website hosted on Infomaniak if you want to, for example, change your business name or correct the spelling.
Introduction
- It is not possible to simply change the spelling of the domain name concerned.
- You need to have the new domain name and install it in place of the current one by performing a swap (see below).
- You can also rename your Web Hosting product in the Infomaniak Manager, but changing the name of a hosting product has no impact on the site URLs.
- You need to act on the domain name and, if necessary, adjust the site content.
Change the Website's Domain Name
To replace the domain name assigned to the site with another domain name:
- Prepare the new domain name (if necessary, you need to purchase it)
- If the change you are seeking is more of a "subdomain" to "main domain" (e.g., dev.domain.xyz → domain.xyz), then read this guide
- Log in to the Infomaniak Manager (manager.infomaniak.com) using a web browser like Brave or Firefox.
- Click on the icon at the top right of the interface (or navigate using the left sidebar menu, for example).
- Select Hosting (in the Web & Domain section).
- Click directly on the name of the relevant item in the displayed table
- Click on the relevant site (in the Sites section)
- Read the guide to add the new domain as an alias to your site (be sure to read the prerequisites)
It is this alias that will replace the current main domain name after the swap you will perform. So once the alias domain is added to your site, still in the same place in the Manager (in the Sites section):
- Click on the action menu ⋮ to the right of the alias intended to become the main domain (in the Domains section).
- Select Set as main domain
- If necessary, remove the old domain name and its variants that have become alias domains.
If you are using a SSL certificate, you will need to update it to include the added aliases.
If you are using the dedicated IP option, you need to uninstall and reinstall it after the swap you will perform.
Adapt the Site Content to the New Name
In some cases, the web application used for the site development may require some adjustments to work with the new domain name. Click on the link corresponding to the development of your site to adapt the content: