You can configure several branded websites so that customers can access your services through different URLs.
To apply branding to your Reseller Control Panel and Online Store, you must configure a branded access point linked to the domain you registered when subscribing to a reseller plan.
Configuring a Brand
To configure a branded access point in CloudBlue Commerce:
- Log in to the Operations control panel with credentials provided during registration.
- Go to System > Settings > Brands. Click Add New Brand.
- Select Existing Domain and click Next.
- Complete the form:
- Type the domain name registered on purchase into the Brand name field. The brand name will be displayed at the top of the Operations and Billing login pages.
Select IP type:
- Shared IP: a public IP address that is already used or can be used by other services.
Exclusive IP: a public IP address that can be used only for branding purposes.
Warning: In a Kubernetes UI Cluster, brands can be located only at shared IP addresses. Exclusive IP addresses are not supported.
In the URL suffix field, type a suffix that will be added to your domain. For example, if you input x for path suffix of domain www.mydomain.com, your access point to control panel will be www.mydomain.com/x/. The default value is cp.
Note: By default, the control panel URL is automatically created with the /cp/ suffix, for example: www.mydomain.com/cp/.
- From the Skin list, select a skin to be used in your control panel and online store interfaces.
- In the Custom Logo field, provide the location of the logotype file that will be attached to your website. If you leave the field blank, the default logo will be used.
- In the Favicon field, select favicon to be used. If you leave the field blank, the default favicon will be used.
- SSL Certificate can be set by uploading an SSL certificate file.
- SSL Key can be set by uploading an SSL key file.
- Click Finish.
Setting the Default Brand that Will Be Used for Customer Accounts You Create
When a customer subscribes to a service plan on one of your branded Online Store websites, they complete account information and an account is automatically created for them. The account is automatically linked to the corresponding domain URL.
When you create a customer yourself in the Provider or Reseller Control Panel, the customer account is linked to the default brand.
To set a brand as default so that it applies to customers you create in the Provider Control Panel:
- For the necessary brand in the list of brands, click Set as default in the Default column.
- In the confirmation pop-up, confirm your choice.
Customer Control Panel and Online Store URLs
To view the URLs of a branded Customer Control Panel and Online Store:
- Click the necessary brand in the list.
- Copy the values of:
Secure access URL and Access URL: the URLs to access the branded control panel for you and your customers.
Note: By default, the control panel URL is automatically created with the /cp/ suffix, for example: www.mydomain.com/cp/.
- Store access URL: the URL to access the corresponding branded Online Store from the Web.
Important: Do not remove brands already created by Billing on Operations side after the initial reseller control panel configuration.