Web Forwarding

How to forward your Domain with Web Forwarding

For your domain name to redirect visitors directly to another web address:  

Your domain must use Gandi's LiveDNS, check in the DOMAIN / name servers menu.

How to create a web forwarding rule:

In the DOMAIN / Web Forwarding menu, click on "Create".

For the "from" (Address) and "to" (Address to forward to) addresses, choose between HTTP or HTTPS or (HTTP + HTTPS):

Choose the type of forwarding:

• Permanent: Recommended. For example, you can forward the www subdomain to your "naked" domain (with nothing in front of it) or vice versa from www to "naked".
• Temporary: A temporary address (for site maintenance, for example). This address will not be listed by search engines.
• Masked (aka Transparent): Using a system of "frames", this system makes it possible to forward to a site while displaying the original address. It should be used with caution, as many servers " skip " the frames to avoid advertising. This type of forwarding does not allow for an SSL to be applied, and is very poorly indexed.

Indicate the sub-domain: this is the part of the web address in front of the domain and separated by a dot (for example: www, dev, etc.).

A web forwarding becomes active about 20 minutes after it has been created. 

To prevent an old page from being displayed when you check, clear your browser's cache memory as described on this page:

https://www.pcmag.com/how-to/how-to-clear-your-cache-on-any-browser

HTTP or HTTPS?

HTTPS has become the benchmark for good search engine ranking.

To use HTTPS, you need to have an SSL certificate installed on your site. 

Your web host usually provides this free of charge, including automatic installation.

When you choose HTTPS, our system will generate the necessary SSL certificate: check your email inbox as a confirmation email will be sent there automatically. All you have to do is click on the link.

Warning:

You can create a web forwarding with a source address containing an asterisk (*), which represents all the sub-domains, but only in HTTP mode.   

Use of HTTPS requires a Wildcard SSL certificate, for which there is a charge.

Important:

Do not use a web forwarding to "force" httpS: 

http://example.com to httpS://example.com, as this will not work. 

"Forcing" HTTPS must be set up on the server hosting the site.

Alternatives if you manage your own server

From the server hosting the site with an htaccess file (htaccess redirect).