I recently needed to add a CNAME entry for a Zenfolio gallery to one of my clients domains (http://nikkimoorephotography.com) and it took me a bit of time to figure out just how to add a CNAME entry for the subdomain I was creating. It actually turns out to by pretty straight forward, my mistake was trying to find instructions on 1&1’s help site.
Here’s the breakdown…
- First, log in to your account at https://admin.1and1.com
- Click the Administration tab.
- Click Domains. This will take you to the Domain Overview page.
- From the New drop-down menu, click Create Subdomain. (If you already have a subdomain created, skip to the next step).
- Create your desired subdomain, and click OK. For example, gallery.yourdomain.com
- Click the checkbox next to the subdomain you just created.
- Select the DNS menu, click Edit DNS Settings.
- Select the radio button next to CNAME.
- Enter your desired domain in the Alias field. In my case, I used zenfolio.com
- Click OK.
That’s it! Now you just have to wait for your changes to propagate fully.