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Creating a CNAME in cPanel/WHM

Creating a CNAME in cPanel:

  • Login to your domain’s cPanel and in the search box type “DNS ZONE”
  • One of, or two options will appear, “Simple DNS Zone Edito” and/or “Advanced DNS Zone Editor”
    • If you select “Simple DNS Zone Editor”, follow these steps:
      • Select your domain name (if applicable)
      • Scroll down to the “Add a CNAME Record” box
      • In the “Name” field, enter the prefix/first part of your custom domain (cdn, netdna, or whatever you choose… do NOT enter “cdn.mydomaincom”, cPanel will auto-complete that for you.
      • In the “CNAME” box, add your temporary CDN domain “zone.company.netdna-cdn.com”, do NOT suffix it with a period/dot.
      • Click the “Add CNAME Record” button.
    • If you select “Advanced DNS Zone Editor”, follow these steps:
      • Select your domain name (if applicable)
      • Scroll down to the “Add a Record” box
      • In the “Name” field, enter the prefix/first part of your custom domain (cdn, netdna, or whatever you choose… do NOT enter “cdn.mydomaincom”, cPanel will auto-complete that for you.
      • In the “TTL” box, add 14400 (4 hours).
      • In the “Type” drop-down menu, select “CNAME”
      • Click the “Add CNAME Record” button.
      • In the “CNAME” box, add your temporary CDN domain “zone.company.netdna-cdn.com”, do NOT suffix it with a period/dot.
      • Click the “Add Record” Button.

Creating a CNAME in WHM:

  • Login to your WHM (WebHostManager)
  • Go to “DNS Functions  Edit DNS Zone” or in the search box, type “Edit DNS Zone” and click to open the page
  • Select the Domain you wish to edit and click on “Edit”
  • Scroll down to “Add New Entries Below This Line”
  • In the first field, enter the prefix/first part of your custom domain (cdn, netdna, or whatever you choose… do NOT enter “cdn.mydomaincom”)
  • In the second field, you enter the TTL, usually 14400 as a default
  • In the drop-down menu, select “CNAME”
  • In the last box, add your temporary CDN domain “zone.company.netdna-cdn.com”, you MUST suffix it with a period/dot.
  • Scroll to the bottom and click “Save”