ServiceLink Manual

Chapter 12. Collaboration

12.5. Virtual Domains

When you are supporting multiple domains on a single server, each domain being served is referred to as a virtual domain. (The

strict deﬁnition of virtual domain is when a single IP address is shared between multiple domains.) When you create a virtual domain

using this section of the server manager, your SME Server V5 with ServiceLink will be able to receive e-mail for that domain and

will be able to host a web site for that domain.

To create a virtual domain, ﬁll in the domain name and a description of the site. You then tell the server where to ﬁnd the content for

that domain - it can be the same as your primary web site, or you can create a new set of web pages and store them in one of your

i-bays. Clicking the arrow in the "Content" ﬁeld will show you a list of your current i-bays and allow you to make a selection. This

feature allows you to host multiple web sites from a single server.

Be aware that you can point the virtual domain to either the primary web site or to one of the i-bays. You cannot point a virtual

domain to a subdirectory that you simply create inside of the primary web site ﬁle area. You need to use an i-bay instead.

Note: When you are entering the name for the virtual domain, you should supply the fully-qualiﬁed domain name. This is the full

name of the domain, including any extensions like ".com", but without any preﬁxes like "www" or "ftp". For instance, you can create

a virtual domain by entering "tofu-bird.com", but not by entering "tofu-bird" or "www.tofu-bird.com".

Once you have created a virtual domain, your server will be automatically conﬁgured to answer to www.domainname.xxx, and

proxy.domainname.xxx. It will also be conﬁgured to automatically accept e-mail for your virtual domain as well.

Note: In order for this to work outside of your local network, you will need to work with your ISP or whoever controls the DNS

entries for your virtual domain to have the appropriate DNS entries pointed to the IP address of your server. For instance, your ISP

will need to conﬁgure an MX record for the domain in order for you to receive inbound e-mail to that domain.