{"id":805,"date":"2020-10-14T17:36:14","date_gmt":"2020-10-14T14:36:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/?p=805"},"modified":"2023-06-14T11:53:10","modified_gmt":"2023-06-14T08:53:10","slug":"what-is-a-parked-domain-name","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/what-is-a-parked-domain-name\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is a Parked Domain Name?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can find three domain name types in cPanel \u2013 <\/span><b>main domains<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>addon domains<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and <\/span><b>parked domains<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. This quick guide will focus on the latter and explain what parked domains are, how they work, and how many you can add on a standard <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/web-hosting-for-small-business.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">shared hosting plan<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>Note: <\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">cPanel has changed the way it refers to Parked Domains in its newer releases, so you can now find it as Domain Alias.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Domain parking allows the user to <\/span><b>add multiple names<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to their hosting account and <\/span><b>point them to your main website<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. This way, whenever a visitor types any of the connected domain names, they will see the same content.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Parked domains are used for <\/span><b>redirections only<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, you cannot upload separate websites on them. If you are looking to have different pages, you can check the Addon Domains section in your control panel.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Adding a parked domain is a piece of cake, even for a complete beginner.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Log in to <\/span><b>cPanel<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Go to <\/span><b>Parked Domains\/Domain Aliases<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large mpg-gallery\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"147\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/271-1024x147.png\" alt=\"What Is a Parked Domain Name?\" class=\"wp-image-3650\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/271-1024x147.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/271-300x43.png 300w, https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/271-768x110.png 768w, https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/271.png 1380w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 361px) 660px, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 910px, 1140px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Enter your domain and click on the <\/span><b>Add New<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> button<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full mpg-gallery\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"953\" height=\"219\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/272.png\" alt=\"What Is a Parked Domain Name?\" class=\"wp-image-3651\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/272.png 953w, https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/272-300x69.png 300w, https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/272-768x176.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 361px) 660px, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 910px, 1140px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Make sure the domain is <\/span><b>pointed to the <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/what-are-my-nameservers\/\"><b>correct nameservers<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Additionally, you can create <\/span><b>email accounts<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>forwarders<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and <\/span><b>autoresponders<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with any of your domain aliases.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With most ScalaHosting plans, you will be able to add <\/span><b>unlimited parked domains<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>unlimited email addresses<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>unlimited forwarders<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and more.<\/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. In this video we'll show you exactly how.\",\r\n        \"thumbnailUrl\": [\r\n            \"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/qwGE9xz5eb8\/maxresdefault.jpg\"\r\n        ],\r\n        \"uploadDate\": \"2022-04-12\",\r\n        \"duration\": \"PT3M45S\",\r\n        \"embedUrl\": \"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=qwGE9xz5eb8\"\r\n    }\r\n<\/script>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/whois.html?utm_source=scalahosting-internal-link&amp;utm_medium=banner&amp;utm_campaign=whois-referral&amp;utm_id=whois-referral\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/whois_banner_horizontal.png\" alt=\"What Is a Parked Domain Name?\" class=\"wp-image-4915\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/whois_banner_horizontal.png 600w, https:\/\/www.scalahosting.com\/kb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/whois_banner_horizontal-300x50.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 361px) 660px, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 910px, 1140px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You can find three domain name types in cPanel \u2013 main domains, addon domains, and parked domains. 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