Subdomain Configuration

STSBuilder must run on a domain with wilcard subdomain supported.

If your domain is managed by Namecheap.com, please follow these steps

• • Sign in to your Namecheap account
  • Mouse over Account option in upper right corner of the page and choose Domain
  • List or choose Domain List menu in the bar on your left

• • Click on Manage option in front of the domain name you would like to create the wildcard subdomain for

• • Choose Advanced DNS from the top menu and click on Manage in front of Host Records option
  • On the next page you may add or edit host records for a domain or subdomains. Click Add records in order to create wildcard sub-domain

• • Input the following information in order to create a wildcard subdomain:
    1. Record Type: choose URL Redirect Record from the drop-down menu
    2. Domain to Redirect: choose SubDomain from the drop-down menu
    3. Subdomain: fill in this field with a “*” symbol (or “*.sub” for *.sub.domain.com record)
    4. URL Look: choose Both http:// and http://www, Only http:// or Only http://www depending on your need
    5. Destination URL: URL where domain should be forwarded
    6. Redirect Type: choose Unmasked, Masked or Permanent (301) depending on your needs (you may find the difference here)
    7. Record Name: here you can name the record as you wish
  • NOTE: Catch-all subdomains feature can be set up for all host records (NOT ONLY for URL-redirect as shown in the example above). Depending on the record you need to set up please choose corresponding record type from the drop-down menu.

• Click Save changes

If your domain is managed by Goddady.com, please follow these steps

• Log in to your Account Manager.
• Next to Domains, click Manage.
• Click the domain name you want to use, and then select the DNS Zone File tab.
• Click Add Record for the domain name you want to update.
• From the Record type list, select A (Host).
• Complete the following fields:
  • Host Name — Type *.
  • Points to IP Address — Enter the IP address your domain name uses for this host record. For example, you can enter the same IP address you have for the @ record.
  • TTL — Select how long the server should cache the information.
• Click Save.
• Click Save Changes

Server Configuration