In the DNS (domain name system) hierarchy, a subdomain is an entirely new website that is part of a domain. With your domain, you can create multiple separate independent subdomains.
They are prefixes in your domain name in a URL.
If your website domain is example.com, you can set up different subdomains, such as blog.example.com and shop.example.com.
Here are some popular examples of what a subdomain is:
- analytics.twitter.com
- business.facebook.com
- support.google.com
- blog.hubspot.com
To create a subdomain you simply need to add a CNAME record with Host value that you want for your subdomain. This subdomain will point to the same IP, as your domain.
- Log in to your Tailor Brands account
- Go to the Domains
- Click on Advanced Settings
- Login to your Domain Panel
- Click on your domain name to access the Domain Settings page.
- Under Additional Settings, select Manage DNS.
- Below the Records section, select Add.
- Select CNAME from the Type drop-down menu.
- Complete the required fields:
- Host: The host name, or prefix, the CNAME record will be set to. You can include a period (.) but not as the first or last character. Consecutive periods (...) are not allowed, and the host cannot exceed 25 characters or be the @ symbol. You can't use a host that's already assigned to an existing A record, TXT record or MX record.
- Points to: The URL you are setting as the destination for the host. Type @ to point directly to your root domain name.
- TTL: Determine how long the server should cache information.
- Select Save to save your record.
If you are looking to add a Subdomain that points to a different IP, you will need to create an A record instead.
- Select A from the Type drop-down menu.
- Complete the required fields:
- Host: The host name, or prefix, for the subdomain. For example, enter blog to create a subdomain for blog.yoursite.com.
- Points to: The IP address you are setting as the destination for the host. This is usually the IP address of a hosting account where the site for your subdomain lives.
- TTL: How long the server should cache information. The TTL is set to 1 hour by default.
- Select Save to save your record.
Please allow up to 48 hours for your DNS changes to take full effect globally.
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