Subdomains & multiple sites
One server can host many websites — several different domains, plus subdomains
like blog.yoursite.com or shop.yoursite.com. Each one is just its own folder with its
own address. Here’s how they fit together.
The idea
- Each website is an isolated setup — its own folder (web root), its own vhost (the server’s rule for “serve this folder for this name”), and its own SSL certificate.
- A subdomain (
blog.yoursite.com) is a name under a domain you already own. It’s perfect for a blog, a shop, a docs site, or astaging.copy — without buying another domain. - A separate domain (
another-site.com) is a whole different name; you can host it on the same server too.
Add another full website
- Create a website for the new domain.
- Point that domain’s A record at your server (Domains & DNS).
- Upload its files / install its app, then Request SSL. It’s completely independent of your other sites.
Add a subdomain
- Go to Subdomains → Add subdomain, pick the parent
website and type the label (e.g.
blog). - OrbixPanel creates its own folder, a vhost, and the matching DNS record in one step.
- Put content in that folder (or deploy an app to it), and Request SSL.
Common uses
blog.yoursite.com— a WordPress blog alongside a static main site.shop.yoursite.com— a store, separate from your marketing site.staging.yoursite.com— a test copy to try changes before they go live.api.yoursite.com— a backend API (Node/Python app).
Good to know: mixing types is fine on one server — a static main site, a WordPress blog subdomain, and a Node API subdomain can all live together. Each is just “a folder (or app) + a name + a certificate.”