A subdomain is a seperate part of your domain and is most often used to host a website affiliated to your main website.
This article shows the different uses of subdomains and explains how to create subdomains on your web hosting package at TransIP.
The different uses of subdomains
There are many ways to use a subdomain. Below you can find some of the most popular applications.
As you can see there are many uses for subdomains. Take note that we do not offer direct support on these applications. A lot of information can be found online; if you wish to configure a subdomain in any of the ways mentioned above, please consult the online documentation for these applications.
Creating a subdomain on your web hosting package
When you own a web hosting package, you can create a subdomain with just a few easy steps. Once the subdomain is created, you can directly create a seperate website on it.
Step 1
Visit the control panel and head to the tab 'Domains & Hosting' at the top of the page. Next, select your domain name on the left hand side (don't tick the box).
Next to 'Your website', click on the cog wheel, followed by 'Subdomains'.
Step 2
Create your subdomain by clicking on '+ Create subdomain'. Enter your subdomain and hit 'Save'.
Manage your subdomain with SFTP
After creating your subdomain, you can use SFTP to add the files of your subdomain's website.
You can add files via 'SFTP filemanagement' in your control panel or by using SFTP software like Filezilla or Cyberduck.
By using one of the methods mentioned above, you will find the newly created subdomain in the folder 'subdomains'. Files uploaded to that folder will be visible when visiting the actual subdomain.
Seperate folders uploaded to the folder of your subdomain will also become visible when visiting the subdomain. For instance, if you've uploaded the folder 'books' to the subdomain folder 'shop', you can reach that page by going to shop.yourwebsite.com/books/.
Check your DNS settings
Once you've created a subdomain and uploaded your website files to it, be sure to check if the website is visible on that subdomain. If that's not the case, we recommend checking your domain name's DNS settings.
If your domain name uses the web hosting package's DNS settings, the subdomain will become active within 24 hours.
In case you've added DNS records to your domain name, you may have to add a seperate DNS record for the subdomain. Use the following DNS record to activate it:
- Name: subdomain
- Type: A
- Value: IP address of your web hosting package
Use the article 'The DNS settings of my web hosting package' to read more on the DNS records of your web hosting package.
Use the article 'Changing DNS and nameservers via the control panel' to read how to configure DNS records for your domain name.
Take note: DNS changes may take up to 24 hours before they're effective.
This article showed you the uses of subdomains and how to create a subdomain on your web hosting package.
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