A Domain Alias allows you to point a secondary domain name (like `yourdomain.net`) to exactly the same content as your primary domain (`yourdomain.com`) without duplicating files.
Creating an Alias
- Go to Websites & Domains and click Add Domain Alias.
- Enter the new alternate domain name.
- Select which primary domain it should point to.
- Under settings, you can define what should be synchronized:
- Synchronize DNS zone: The alias will share the exact same DNS settings.
- Web service: The alias will show the website content of the primary domain.
- Mail service: Emails sent to `user@alias.com` will be delivered to the mailbox of `user@primary.com`.
- Redirect with the HTTP 301 code: Highly recommended! This tells Google that the primary domain is the real one, preventing SEO penalties for duplicate content.
- Click OK.
Using aliases is the perfect way to protect your brand by capturing multiple domain extensions (.com, .de, .net) and directing them all to your main site!
