When you have more than one domain name, there are several ways to make them “work together”. The correct option depends on what you want visitors (and search engines) to see.
| Option | What happens in the browser? | Typical use case | Where to set it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domain alias | URL stays the same (no redirect). Both domains show the same website. | One website reachable via multiple domains (e.g., example.com and example.net). |
Plesk → Websites & Domains → Add Domain Alias |
| Domain forwarding (domain-to-domain) | Visitor is redirected to another domain/URL (301/302). URL changes. | You moved to a new domain and want the old domain to forward visitors. | Plesk → Hosting Settings (domain forwarding) |
| Redirects (within the same site) | Specific URLs are redirected (301/302), e.g. HTTP→HTTPS or non‑www→www. | SEO canonicalization, HTTPS enforcement, page redirects. | Plesk Hosting Settings, Redirects, or .htaccess |
Use a domain alias if you want multiple domains to show the same website content without redirecting.
Use domain forwarding when you want visitors of old-domain.tld to be redirected to new-domain.tld (or any other URL). This is usually the best choice when you changed your primary domain.
Important: forwarding configured in Plesk works only if the domain points to the same GARMTECH hosting server (via GARMTECH nameservers or an A record to the server IP).
Use redirects when you need SEO/canonical rules, for example:
DNS only “points” a name to a server. DNS itself does not perform redirects. If you simply create an A record for another domain to the same server, it will open whatever website the server is configured to show for that domain (or a default page). Redirects/forwarding must be configured in Plesk (or another web service such as Cloudflare redirect rules).
