URL forwarding

Send visitors from your domain to the right destination.

Forward domains or subdomains to another website, preserve your branded address when needed, and support both HTTP and HTTPS forwarding from one DNSExit workflow.

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Common uses

Send a branded domain to an existing site
Forward campaign or product URLs
Work around blocked web ports
Use cloaking when the visible address matters

Forward flexibly

Use domains or subdomains with unlimited targets for different projects and destinations.

Keep HTTPS in play

Support forwarding from both HTTP and HTTPS names with wildcard SSL support.

Stay branded

Use cloaking when you want visitors to keep seeing your own domain in the browser bar.

What is URL forwarding?

Automatically direct visitors from your domain to another destination

URL forwarding lets you point a domain or subdomain to an existing website no matter where it is hosted. When someone enters your domain or subdomain in a browser, they are redirected to the destination you choose. You can also turn on domain cloaking and your domain name will be preserved in the browser's location bar and no one will see the destination address. This is useful when you want a branded address to point to a hosted page, campaign URL, landing page, or another site you already control. You can also use forwarding when your ISP blocks HTTP port 80 and you still want visitors to reach a service hosted on another port.

URL Forwarding Service Highlights

		Support forwarding from both http and https names.
		Free wildcard SSL support for HTTPS forwarding.
		Unlimited hosts (subdomains), unlimited targets.
		Cloaking option to hide the destination website address.
		Custom meta tags for forwarded pages.
		Forwarding from both HTTPS and HTTP names.
		Useful when you need visitors to reach a service behind a blocked web port.
		Free for domains registered through us.

How do I get started?

If you do not have an account yet, use the button above to create one first. Log in to your account, click Add Services, and choose add URL Forwarding service to a domain. You will be brought to the page to set up DNS records for a domain. Enter the domain name and then at the Web/URL Forwarding section of the DNS Setup Page, you will enter something like:

http[s]://www.yourdomain.com

(work around port 80 blocking)

http[s]://w2.yourdomain.com:8000

http[s]://geociteis.yourdomain.com

(forward to another site)

http[s]://geocities.yahoo.com/yourname

Check the cloaking option if you want to keep your own URL visible in the browser address bar.

Note: Your domain needs to use our name servers to make web forwarding work.