Can I Redirect a Domain Without Hosting?

To redirect a domain without hosting, create a Route 53 host zone for the subdomain. Route 53 stores subdomain information in the hosted zone. See the Route 53 documentation for details.

Redirect www and non-HTTPS requests to the canonical site domain to avoid duplicate content and improve user experience.

CNAME records map subdomains like www to domain names hosting their content. For example, mapping www.example.com to example.com.

To set up a temporary redirect, as it is easier to undo than a permanent redirect if needed.

When moving from Netlify to Cloudflare Pages, redirect the *.pages.dev URL to a custom domain using Cloudflare’s Bulk Redirects feature.

In Rails, define routes for redirects. For example:
ruby
get "/blog" => redirect("http://new-website.com")

Implement redirects by configuring the redirect in the domain provider account.

If a domain needs to be hosted to redirect, a server is necessary for redirection.

For simple redirects, use a temporary method first as permanent redirects are harder to undo.

Navigate to the Manage Domains page
Click the Add Hosting to a Domain / Sub-Domain button
Scroll down to the Redirect section
Enter the necessary information and click the Redirect this domain button to complete the setup.

Some domain registrars offer free redirect services for any domain registered through them.