Control Panel
Introduction to cPanel
Last Updated: June 17, 2026Your web hosting account on Domain of One’s Own is managed through a control panel interface called cPanel. cPanel is an industry-standard tool for managing web hosting. Each time you log in to your Domain of One’s Own account you will be directed to your cPanel dashboard. Through your cPanel dashboard you can do all…
Creating a Subdomain
Last Updated: June 23, 2026If you need to create a subdomain on Domain of One’s Own we recommend you follow this video to get started: How to Create a Subdomain Installing Applications Now that you’ve created a subdomain you’ll need to put something there. You can install a number of applications (including WordPress) to the subdomain and the steps…
Subdomains vs Subdirectories
Last Updated: June 23, 2026Introduction When you’re first getting started with a new space on a new web host, you might think of yourself as owning a small “territory” of the web. Everything you place in your public folder on the server becomes available for anyone on the web to see (assuming they know the address of your site…
Cleaning up Storage Space
Last Updated: June 22, 2026Users are given 2 GB of storage by default. Uploading media and installing multiple themes and plugins can take up a significant amount of storage. If you click on Disk Usage under “Files” in your cPanel, or simply look on the right hand side of the screen you can see a breakdown of where your…
Adding a Redirect
Last Updated: June 23, 2026What is a redirect? A redirect is a way to let the browser know that the site the user is trying to access has been moved. A redirect helps the browser automatically adjust and points them in the direction of the new site. Why would you need one? One of the biggest reasons to use…
Adding a New Domain Name
Last Updated: June 23, 2026You may already own a domain name that you wish to map to your Domain of One’s Own (DoOO) account. First, you’ll need to log in to your account with the provider you purchased your new domain name with and point the custom nameservers to the Domain of One’s Own nameservers: Every domain provider has…