> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://help.noxity.io/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.
# Overview
> Point domains at your hosting account, edit DNS records, set up redirects, run dynamic DNS, and manage WordPress sites with WP Toolkit.
The Domains section in cPanel is where you wire every domain on your account into the right place: hostnames, DNS records, redirects, dynamic IP updates, and the WordPress sites running underneath. Five tools cover it.
## What's in the Domains section
WP Toolkit. Install, clone, back up, scan for security issues, and manage every WordPress site from one place.
Add primary, addon, and aliased domains. Create subdomains. Set per-domain document roots.
301 and 302 rules at the URL level. Send `old.com/page` to `new.com/page`, force HTTPS, redirect www to root.
Add and edit A, AAAA, CNAME, MX, TXT, SRV, and CAA records on any domain hosted with us.
Keep an A record in sync with a changing IP. Useful for home labs, IoT devices, or any host on a residential connection.
## Point a domain at Noxity
How you connect a domain to your hosting depends on where it's registered.
### Domain registered with Noxity
If you have a Noxity hosting plan and the domain is registered with us, the domain auto-attaches to your hosting account. DNS already points at your server. Nothing to do.
If you have a Noxity-registered domain but no hosting plan, there's nothing for it to attach to. Buy a hosting plan and the link is automatic.
### Domain registered elsewhere
Set your domain's nameservers to the Noxity pair from your welcome email. Our DNS runs in regional clusters, with names that follow this pattern:
| Region | Nameserver pattern | Example |
| ------------- | -------------------------------- | ----------------------------- |
| Europe | `.eu.domainresolver.net` | `bear.eu.domainresolver.net` |
| North America | `.na.domainresolver.net` | `eagle.na.domainresolver.net` |
Don't guess your specific nameservers. Copy the exact pair from your welcome email or the [Members Area](https://members.noxity.io). Each account is assigned a specific cluster.
DNS propagation usually completes within an hour, occasionally up to 24.
## Email records (MailChannels)
Outgoing mail on Noxity hosting routes through MailChannels. For mail from your domain to be accepted by Gmail, Outlook, and other major providers, two records need to be in place on every domain that sends email.
**SPF record**, a `TXT` record at the root of your domain (`@`) that includes `relay.mailchannels.net`. A typical Noxity SPF looks like:
```
v=spf1 a mx include:relay.mailchannels.net ~all
```
If you already have an SPF record, add `include:relay.mailchannels.net` to it. Don't create a second one. Multiple SPF records on the same domain make all of them invalid.
**MailChannels auth record**, a `TXT` record at `_mailchannels` proving you authorized Noxity's mail relay. Strongly recommended.
```
_mailchannels.yourdomain.com. IN TXT "v=mc1 auth=xwmehfm0hf"
```
Without these records, outgoing mail is likely to be rejected or routed to spam.
For inbound mail and mailbox setup, see [Email Management](/web-hosting/cpanel/email-management/overview).
## Common gotchas
If you proxy your domain through Cloudflare (orange cloud), the standard service subdomains (`cpanel.yourdomain.com`, `webmail.yourdomain.com`, `ftp.yourdomain.com`, `webdisk.yourdomain.com`) usually won't connect.
Set those four subdomains to **DNS only** (gray cloud) in Cloudflare. Your main site and `www` can stay proxied. Just bypass on the service hostnames.
Cloudflare terminates HTTPS at their edge. By default, the connection between Cloudflare and your Noxity server can be unencrypted or use a self-signed cert, depending on your Cloudflare SSL mode.
The clean fix is a **Cloudflare Origin Certificate** installed on your Noxity server. {/* TODO: link to Cloudflare Origin Certificate guide once written */}
* **Addon domain.** A separate domain that hosts a different site under the same cPanel account. Use this for `mybrand2.com` next to your main `mybrand.com`.
* **Alias (parked) domain.** An alias that shows the same site as your main domain. Use this when `mybrand.net` should land on `mybrand.com`.
* **Subdomain.** A sub-section of an existing domain on this account. `blog.mybrand.com`, `shop.mybrand.com`. The `www` subdomain is created automatically; you don't need to add it.
When in doubt: subdomain for a section of an existing site, alias for a name that should mirror the main one, addon for a separate site.
Almost always missing or wrong SPF, no `_mailchannels` auth record, or DKIM not enabled. See [Email records (MailChannels)](#email-records-mailchannels) above and the [Email Management section](/web-hosting/cpanel/email-management/overview).
Two reasons. Either the change is still propagating (allow up to 24 hours, though usually under an hour), or your local DNS resolver is caching the old value. Test with [dnschecker.org](https://dnschecker.org) to see the value from public resolvers worldwide. If `dnschecker.org` shows the new value but your machine doesn't, flush your local DNS cache.
## Common starting points
Point a second domain at this hosting plan as an addon, alias, or subdomain.
Add a TXT for verification, change an A record, set up MX records.
Two clicks in the Redirects tool, no `.htaccess` editing.
Open WP Toolkit. Update plugins, scan for vulnerabilities, clone a site to staging.
## Need a hand?
Best for anything that needs an account check or a config change on our end.
Faster for quick questions during business hours.