This guide will explain how to make an additional website in your cPanel plan. Follow the steps to create a subdomain according to your cPanel theme:
Adding a website on Jupiter
If you're using the Jupiter theme, access your cPanel account and click on Domains section:
Click on Create a new domain:
Enter the following information:
Domain: enter the domain name
Share document root: remove the checkmark
Home icon: specify the directory for the domain files. It is recommended to leave the default value
Subdomain: specify a subdomain within the main domain. It is needed to have a separate document root, and is recommended to leave the default value
Once it's good to go, click on Submit:
You will also be able to remove and manage your addon domains at the bottom of the page:
Adding a website on Paper Lantern
If you're using the Paper Lantern theme - be it basic or other, access your cPanel account and click on Addon domains section:
You will be presented with addon domains section, here you will need to enter your new domain’s name as well as specify a custom path to your domain files (if needed):
You can also create a separate FTP account for your new domain along the way, all you need to do is check the checkmark, choose a FTP Username and password:
Note: This FTP account will provide access only to the new addon domain.
After that just click on the Add domain button:
Once added, you will be able to remove and manage your addon domains on the bottom of the page:
NOTES:
Adding domain as an add-on is not the same as getting ownership over the domain. You need to purchase a domain separately.
Check our article about the differences between Subdomain, Parked Domain, and Add-on Domain.