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3. Domains
Domain registration, transfers, DNS management and troubleshooting for your Hostking account.
How to Add Domains to Your Hosting Account
You can host more than one website on a single hosting account by adding extra domains to it. The steps depend on whether your account uses cPanel or DirectAdmin, which you can che...
Nameserver Not Updating? How to Point Your Domain to HostkingNameserver Not Updating? How to Point Your Domain to Hostking If your nameserver is not updating, the most likely cause is normal DNS propagation, which can take up to 48 hours. Be...
How to Transfer Your Domain to HostkingHow to Transfer Your Domain to Hostking Transferring your domain to Hostking consolidates your domain and hosting in one place, making everything easier to manage from a single acc...
Domain PricingDomain Pricing Domain prices at Hostking vary depending on the extension (TLD) you choose — .com, .co.za, .net, .org, .store and many others each have different registration and re...
Domain Redemption Phase — What It Is and How to Recover Your Expired Domain (ZA Customers Only)Here's that article formatted properly and ready to paste: Article title: Domain Redemption Phase — What It Is and How to Recover Your Expired Domain Meta description: What happens...
Why Can't I Transfer My Domain? The 60-Day Lock ExplainedWhy Can't I Transfer My Domain? The 60-Day Lock Explained If you try to transfer a domain and receive an error saying it cannot be transferred, the most likely cause is the 60-day...
Why Is My Domain Not Opening or Loading?Why Is My Domain Not Opening or Loading? If your domain shows "this site can't be reached" or "site cannot be reached", this is almost always caused by DNS propagation, incorrect n...
Why Is My Domain on ServerHold?Why Is My Domain on ServerHold? If your domain shows a status of ServerHold, it means the domain's DNS has been suspended — your website and email will not work until this is resol...
How to Add an Addon Domain in DirectAdminHow to Add an Addon Domain in DirectAdmin An addon domain lets you host a completely separate website on your existing hosting account — with its own domain name, website files and...
How to Park a DomainHow to Park a Domain Parking a domain means pointing it to the same website as your main domain. For example if your main site is mybusiness.com, you could park mybusiness.co.za so...
How to Set Up Domain RedirectionHow to Set Up Domain Redirection Domain redirection automatically sends visitors from one web address to another. This article shows you how to set it up in cPanel and DirectAdmin,...
How to Set Up DNS Servers and Manage DNS RecordsHow to Set Up DNS Servers and Manage DNS Records "Setting up DNS servers" usually means one of two different things: pointing your domain to Hostking's nameservers at your domain r...
How to Point a Subdomain or Domain to Another Host Using DNS RecordsHow to Point a Subdomain or Domain to Another Host Using DNS Records If you want to point your domain or a subdomain to a service hosted elsewhere — such as Shopify, Wix, Zoho, Goo...