To add a new domain in Plesk, follow these steps:
- Log in to Plesk.
- In the left sidebar, click Websites & Domains:
- Click Add Domain:
The Adding New Domain Name page appears:
- In the Domain name text box, type the domain name for the site.
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In the Hosting type list box, select one of the following options:
- Website hosting: This option enables you to host a website and e-mail services.
- Forwarding: This option enables you to redirect traffic from one site to another site.
- No hosting: This option enables you to host DNS and e-mail services, but not a website.
- Confirm that the Activate the DNS service and Activate the mail service check boxes are selected.
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Under Hosting Settings, Plesk automatically completes the Document root and Preferred domain options. Confirm that they are set to the values you want.
- The document root is the directory where the website files are actually stored.
- The preferred domain option enables you to redirect a website. This is frequently used for SEO (Search Engine Optimization) purposes.
- Click OK. Plesk adds the domain.
- The document root is the directory where the website files are actually stored.
- The preferred domain option enables you to redirect a website. This is frequently used for SEO (Search Engine Optimization) purposes.