Signing up for a Rockaway Hosting account and domain for the first time is pretty straight forward, but what about when you want to add a second domain to your account? It can be a little confusing to understand the different steps and requirements, so this post is here to set the record straight:
Understanding pricing:
When first signing up for a Rockaway account, you purchase a hosting plan. (The personal plan is $10.00/month, so we'll move forward with that in this example.) All domains, however, are each $15.00 per year.
Note that you do not need an additional hosting plan when you purchase an additional domain. You can obviously add hosting if you want, but it's not necessary. The only time you really need to mess with or adjust your hosting plan is when you're running out of space and you need to upgrade to a larger plan.
Registering the additional domain:
Once logged into your Client Area portal, you'll want to go to click 'Domains' then click 'Register a New Domain.'
Type in the domain name you'd like to register. Click 'Search.'
If the domain is available, Click 'Add to Cart.' You'll also have the option to pick other domain suffixes as well.
Then Click 'Checkout' or 'View Cart'
Next, you'll be brought to a Domains Configuration page where you can add the ID Protect add-on (which is free of charge). You can learn about why it's important here.
The No Hosting! Click to Add warning is slightly misleading- you do have to host, it's just currently attached to your first domain. :) You can add more domain add-ons here as well. Once you're ready to checkout click 'Continue' at the bottom of the page.
You'll be redirected to your cart where you can review the other products in your cart. Once you're ready to checkout click 'Checkout' at the bottom of the page.
Setting up your new domain:
It's natural to think that after you purchase your second domain, you can begin using it right away. Well, you're not technically wrong, but it's important to follow one more step- adding the domain as an Add-On Domain in your cPanel account.
Add-On Domain is basically a term cPanel uses when it's talking about a secondary domain or any additional domains after your first registration. In order to use your additional domain, you essentially have to tell your cPanel that you are the new owner of said domain.
To do this, log into your cPanel. Go to the 'Domains' section and click on 'Add-On Domains:'
From there, add your recently purchased domain to the first field- you'll notice that the second and third fields will automatically populate when you click outside the space:
^I always remove the ".com" from the document root field to keep things consistent in my file manager, but it's not necessary.
Note: a subdomain will automatically be created with your new add-on domain. This is a feature that cPanel insists upon, so it can't be deleted or altered. If you don't plan on using it, just disregard.
Click 'Add Domain' and you're golden! Now you'll be able to work with your new domain like normal within your account.
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