Frequently asked questions

You can create multiple virtual hosts on our web hosting platform. You can add sub domains, other domains registered with Dominnameshop, or domains registered with other registrars.

Note that HTTPS within one web hosting supports a maximum of 100 virtual hosts. There is no limit without HTTPS.

Configuring virtual hosts

1. Log in to your account
2. Click My domains
3. Click the domain name you use for web hosting
4. Click the tab Web hosting
5. Click Virtual hosts
6. In Host name type in the host name you want the virtual host to respond to, for example www.yourdomain.com,and in Folder type in the folder on the web hosting you want the virtual host to point to, for example www

   NOTE: If you want to point to a folder within the www-folder, you need to add: www/foldername

   In this example we are pointing the host names www.yourdomain.com and yourdomain.com to the folder www.

   Host name	Folder
   www.yourdomain.com ->
   yourdomain.com ->

7. Depending on whether the domain you want to connect to is in your account, another account or with an external provider, you may need to take several steps:

   1. The domain is in the same account
   2. The domain is in another account in Domainnameshop
   3. The domain is using an external DNS-provider

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   1. The domain is in the same account

      If the virtual host is on a domain that is in the same account as the web hosting, you don't need to do anything else. The host name(s) on the domain will automatically point to the virtual host in the web hosting.

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   2. The domain is in another account in Domainnameshop

      If the host name is not in the same account as the web hosting, you are provided with a TXT-record that the administrator of that domain must add in DNS for the domain:

      To activate the virtual host yourdomain.com for this website, create the following record(s) in DNS:
      

      yourdomain.com. IN TXT  "domainnameshop-verification=qq3suhXjhSujKcgqhHXpF4gr9uVwcXmT"

      When the TXT-record is added to DNS, click Check DNS Now or the Check button for the current virtual host(shown as ).

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   3. The domain is using an external DNS-provider

      If you have set up a virtual host on a domain that does not use Domainnameshop's name servers, you will get a TXT record that must be entered in DNS for that domain.

      Log in to your DNS provider and add the TXT-record. You must also enter an A-record and / or AAAA record for the webhotel's IP addresse(s). Once you've made changes to DNS with your provider, click Check DNS Now or the Check button for the current virtual host (shown as ).

      Since the domain name yourdomain-2.com is not using Domainnameshop's, the following message will be displayed:

      To activate the virtual host yourdomain-2.com for this website, create the following record(s) in DNS:
      

      yourdomain-2.com. IN A    194.63.249.212
      yourdomain-2.com. IN AAAA 2a01:5b40:0:4a01::f726:fa7a:5847
      yourdomain-2.com. IN TXT  "domainnameshop-verification=qq3suhXjhSujKcgqhHXpF4gr9uVwcXmT"