Add-on domains are a great feature that allows you to host more than one website on your shared hosting plan.

Below is a step-by-step guide to help you configure an add-on domain.

The first step is to purchase the domain (yourdomain.com) that you want to add-on to your shared hosting account. Once you have your domain name login to your cPanel account. In this example I have posted screenshots from HostGator's cPanel.

Find the Domains section in your cPanel and click on the "Addon Domains" icon.

Fill in your domain name and enter in a password.

You'll notice that the screenshot above has a hint: "Addon Domains will not be functional unless the domain name is registered with a valid registrar and configured to point to our DNS servers." If you haven't already done so login to the domain registrar where you purchased your domain and change the nameservers to the nameservers of your hosting account.

In this example I have posted screenshots from the HostGator cPanel and Godaddy domain manager.

In your cPanel account find the name servers or DNS for your hosting account.

Login to your domain registrar account and find your domain manager.
Then click on the domain name that you want to change the nameservers for.

Enter in the nameservers from your web hosting account and click OK.

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