{"id":2004,"date":"2021-06-10T14:53:57","date_gmt":"2021-06-10T11:53:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/?p=2004"},"modified":"2024-02-06T11:07:21","modified_gmt":"2024-02-06T09:07:21","slug":"change-your-domain-name","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/change-your-domain-name\/","title":{"rendered":"Change your domain name"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Regardless if it&#8217;s because of a change in plans or a rebranding strategy, you need to be <\/span><b>able to change the primary domains of all the projects you run.<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With<\/span><b> ScalaHosting&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/managed-cloud-hosting.html\">managed VPS<\/a> plans,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> you can do that using <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/spanel.html\"><b>SPanel<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 an in-house-built management platform specifically designed for our virtual private servers.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>Here are the steps:<\/b><b><\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><b>Log into SPanel&#8217;s Admin Interface<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SPanel&#8217;s login URL is available in the Welcome Email you receive upon signing up, and the credentials you need to use are the ones you set when you&#8217;re <\/span><b>creating your Admin User.<\/b><b><\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><b>Locate the account you want to modify<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you click the<\/span><b> List Accounts<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> button, you&#8217;ll see all the accounts hosted on your <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/hosting\/vps-hosting\/\"><b>VPS<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Find the one you want to edit and click the <\/span><b>Actions<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> menu next to it.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image mpg-gallery\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1565\" height=\"538\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/list-accounts-spanel.png\" alt=\"Change your domain name\" class=\"wp-image-2005\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/list-accounts-spanel.png 1565w, https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/list-accounts-spanel-300x103.png 300w, https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/list-accounts-spanel-1024x352.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/list-accounts-spanel-768x264.png 768w, https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/list-accounts-spanel-1536x528.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 361px) 660px, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 910px, 1140px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><b>Select Change Domain and enter the new domain<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From the <\/span><b>Actions<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> menu, click <\/span><b>Change Domain<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Enter the new domain in the pop-up that appears and click <\/span><b>Change<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to set it as the new main domain for the account.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image mpg-gallery\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"259\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/actions-menu.png\" alt=\"Change your domain name\" class=\"wp-image-2006\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/actions-menu.png 259w, https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/actions-menu-198x300.png 198w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 361px) 660px, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 910px, 1140px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><b>Changing the primary domain of an account is also possible<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> if you use one of ScalaHosting&#8217;s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/blog\/cloud-hosting\/\"><b>cPanel <\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">VPSs.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>Here&#8217;s what you need to do:<\/b><b><\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><b>Log into WHM<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The login URL for your server&#8217;s management platform is available in the<\/span><b> Welcome Email you received upon signing up.<\/b><b><\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><b>Go to Modify an Account page<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The interface for modifying existing accounts is available under the <\/span><b>Account Functions<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> section in the sidebar menu on <\/span><b>WHM&#8217;s homepage.<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image mpg-gallery\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"210\" height=\"579\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/modify-account-cpanel.png\" alt=\"Change your domain name\" class=\"wp-image-2007\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/modify-account-cpanel.png 210w, https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/modify-account-cpanel-109x300.png 109w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 361px) 660px, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 910px, 1140px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><b>Find the account you want to modify<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WHM displays a list of all the accounts hosted on your server. <\/span><b>Click on the one you want to modify.<\/b><b><\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><b>Change the account&#8217;s primary domain<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WHM lets you modify<\/span><b> the account&#8217;s primary domain<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> as well as a number of other settings. After you&#8217;re ready, you need to click <\/span><b>Save<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to apply the changes.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b><i>NOTE: <\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The new domain won&#8217;t work with your account unless it&#8217;s registered and pointed to the nameservers available in your Welcome Email.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b><i>NOTE: <\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The correct operation of some<\/span><\/i> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/blog\/what-is-a-content-management-system\/\"><b><i>content management systems<\/i><\/b><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (including WordPress) is dependent on the domain name. Changing your account&#8217;s domain may require additional work to <\/span><\/i><b><i>ensure your website functions correctly.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Feel free to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/contact-us.html\"><b>contact our technical support team<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> if you have any further questions.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"youtube-player\" id=\"qwGE9xz5eb8\">How To Point a Domain Name To a Web Hosting Provider<\/p>\n\n\n\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\r\n    {\r\n        \"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\",\r\n        \"@type\": \"VideoObject\",\r\n        \"name\": \"How To Point a Domain Name To a Web Hosting Provider\",\r\n        \"description\": \"You can actually buy web hosting and domain name from different providers and just link these two things together. 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