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# Adding new domains and subdomains in Plesk

> Get tips on how to add a new domain in Plesk, allowing you to subsequently add subdomains. Included are instructions on adding domain aliases and forwarding domains.

This article describes how to add a new domain in Plesk. After you create a domain, you can also optionally add subdomains and domain aliases.

## Adding a new domain

To add a new domain in Plesk, follow these steps:

1. Log in to Plesk.
   <Note>
     If you do not know how to log in to your Plesk account, please see [this article](/websites-hosting/plesk/logging-in-and-out-of-plesk).
   </Note>
2. In the left sidebar, click **Websites & Domains**.
3. Click **Add Domain**. The **Adding New Domain Name** page appears.
4. In the **Domain name** text box, type the domain name for the site.
5. 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. For more information, please see the **Adding a new forwarding domain** section below.
   * **No hosting:** This option enables you to host DNS and e-mail services, but not a website.
6. Confirm that the **Activate the DNS service** and **Activate the mail service** check boxes are selected.
7. Under **Hosting Settings**, Plesk automatically completes the **Document root** and **Preferred domain** options. Confirm that they are set to the values you want.
   <Note>
     * 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.
   </Note>
8. Click **OK**. Plesk adds the domain.

## Adding a new subdomain

After you create a domain, you can easily add a new subdomain (for example, *testing.example.com*). To do this, follow these steps:

1. Log in to Plesk.
   <Note>
     If you do not know how to log in to your Plesk account, please see [this article](/websites-hosting/plesk/logging-in-and-out-of-plesk).
   </Note>
2. In the left sidebar, click **Websites & Domains**.
3. Click **Add Subdomain**.
4. In the **Subdomain name** text box, type the subdomain name you want to use.
5. In the **Parent domain** list box, select the parent domain.
6. Under **Hosting Settings**, Plesk automatically completes the **Document root** option. Confirm that it is set to the value you want.
   <Note>
     The document root is the directory where the website files are actually stored.
   </Note>
7. Click **OK**. Plesk adds the subdomain.

## Adding a new domain alias

Domain aliases enable you to point one or more domains to your primary domain. For example, if your primary domain is *example.com*, you could have domain aliases for *example.org* and *example.net* that point to *example.com*.

To add a new domain alias, follow these steps:

1. Log in to Plesk.
   <Note>
     If you do not know how to log in to your Plesk account, please see [this article](/websites-hosting/plesk/logging-in-and-out-of-plesk).
   </Note>
2. In the left sidebar, click **Websites & Domains**.
3. Click **Add Domain Alias**. The **Add a Domain Alias** page appears.
4. In the **Domain alias name** text box, type the name of the domain alias.
5. In the **for the domain** list box, select the domain (the primary domain) for which you are creating the alias.
6. Under **Settings**, select the options you want for the domain alias:
   * To synchronize DNS between the primary domain and the domain alias, select the **Synchronize DNS zone with the primary domain** check box.
     <Note>
       When this option is enabled, any changes you make to the DNS zone of the primary domain are also applied to the DNS zone of the domain alias.
     </Note>
   * To enable e-mail for the domain alias, select the **Mail service** check box.
   * To enable web content for the domain alias, select the **Web service** check box.
   * To redirect the domain alias using the HTTP 301 (Moved Permanently) status code, select the **Redirect with the HTTP 301 code** check box.
     <Note>
       When this option is enabled, search engines only index the primary domain. If this option is disabled, search engines index the domain alias **and** the primary domain, which can negatively affect search engine rankings.
     </Note>
7. Click **OK**. Plesk adds the domain alias.

## Adding a new forwarding domain

Domain forwarding enables you to redirect traffic from one site to another site. This feature is useful if you want to send traffic to another site that is hosted on a different server.

To add a new forwarding domain, follow these steps:

1. Log in to Plesk.
   <Note>
     If you do not know how to log in to your Plesk account, please see [this article](/websites-hosting/plesk/logging-in-and-out-of-plesk).
   </Note>
2. In the left sidebar, click **Websites & Domains**.
3. Click **Add Domain**. The **Adding New Domain Name** page appears.
4. In the **Domain name** text box, type the domain name you want to use as a forwarder.
5. In the **Hosting type** list box, select **Forwarding**.
6. Confirm that the **Activate the DNS service** and **Activate the mail service** check boxes are selected.
7. Under **Forwarding Settings**, in the **Destination address** text box, type the domain name of the target website.
   <Note>
     For example, if you type **example.com** in step 4, and then type **example.org** in this step, **example.com** will forward to **example.org**.
   </Note>
8. In the **Forwarding type** section, select the forwarding method you want to use:
   * **Moved permanently (code 301)**
   * **Moved temporarily (code 302)**
   * **Frame forwarding**
9. Click **OK**. Plesk adds the forwarding domain.