Managing domain forwarding

Domain forwarding sends visitors who type one domain to a different web address. For example, you can forward example.net to https://example.com, or send example.com/shop to your online store.

Forward a domain with cPanel

If the domain is on your Ruachost hosting account (as the main domain, an addon domain or a parked/alias domain):

1. Log in to cPanel.
2. In the Domains section, click Redirects.
3. Choose the redirect Type:
   • Permanent (301): use this in most cases. Search engines pass your rankings to the new address.
   • Temporary (302): use this only if the redirect is short-term.
4. Select the domain you want to forward. To forward a single page, also enter its path in the box after the domain.
5. In Redirects to, enter the full destination address, including https://.
6. Choose www. redirection. In most cases, select Redirect with or without www.
7. Click Add.

The redirect works straight away. Visit the domain in a private browser window to test it.

Forwarding a domain that isn’t hosted with us

If your domain is registered with Ruachost but not linked to a hosting account, open a support ticket with the domain name and the address you want to forward it to, and we’ll help you set it up.

Note

Forwarding changes the address in the visitor’s browser to the destination address. Ruachost does not provide domain masking, which keeps the original domain in the address bar. See Do you provide domain masking?.

Removing a redirect

In cPanel, go to Domains → Redirects, find the redirect in the Current Redirects list, and click Delete.