How DNS Works for Beginners: A Simple Guide to DNS

When you type example.com into your browser, your computer does not automatically know which server hosts that website. Before the browser can load the website, it needs to find the server’s IP address. This is where DNS comes in. DNS, or Domain Name System, works behind the scenes to connect human-readable domain names with the … Read more

What Is a Subdomain? A Beginner’s Guide to Subdomains

What Is a Subdomain? You may have seen websites such as blog.example.com, shop.example.com, or support.example.com and wondered why they use a different address from the main website. These are examples of subdomains. A subdomain is created from an existing domain and appears before the main domain name. For example, if your main website is: you … Read more

What Is an Addon Domain? (Complete Beginner’s Guide)

What Is an Addon Domain? If you’re new to web hosting, you’ve probably seen the term Addon Domain inside cPanel or while reading hosting documentation. At first glance, it can seem confusing because it appears alongside other terms like Subdomain, Parked Domain (Alias), and Primary Domain. So, what exactly is an addon domain, and when … Read more

How to Create a Subdomain in HawkHost (Step-by-Step Guide)

If you already have a website such as example.com but want to create a separate section for your blog, documentation, support center, or testing environment, you don’t necessarily need to purchase another domain. Instead, you can create a subdomain. For example, you could have: A subdomain uses your existing domain and can point to its … Read more