Adding a sub-domain

NB: This tutorial requires you to already have set up a domain on the system.

1. Enter your customer area (click here);
2. Click on "dns" in the menu;
3. Click manage (the spanner) next to the domain you wish to edit;
4. Click on "add new CNAME record";
5. Under "CNAME Hostname" enter the new subdomain you wish to add ¹;
6. In the second box, enter your domain & append a "." (without the quotes) to the end of it - nb: don't add "www." to the beginning;
7. Add;

You're all set!
Please remember it may take a few minutes for the servers to update themselves with your new settings.

Footnotes:

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The only punctuation you can have in domains (inc. sub-domains) are hyphens ("-") & decimals ("."). However it is often seen as bad practice to add punctuation to sub-domains.

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