In the OVHcloud Control Panel the zone sits under "Web Cloud" and "Domain names" in the "DNS zone" tab. There you choose "Add an entry", the CNAME type, enter the subdomain and the target and confirm with "Add". OVH wants the target with a trailing dot, so domains.sharepa.page.; without the dot, OVH appends your own domain name to the target.
Typ des DNS-Eintrags CNAME Subdomain www Ziel domains.sharepa.page TTL „Standard“ belassen
For sharepa a second record is added in the same menu: a TXT record proving that the domain is yours. The app shows name and value, the name starts with _sharepa-verify.
Typ des DNS-Eintrags TXT Subdomain _sharepa-verify.www Ziel sharepa-verify=…
The "Subdomain" field takes only the part before your domain. Mail and other records stay as they are.
Steps
- In the Control Panel open "Web Cloud", then "Domain names", and select the domain.
- Open the "DNS zone" tab and choose "Add an entry".
- Pick CNAME as the DNS field type.
- Under "Subdomain" enter
www, for example. - Under "Target" enter
domains.sharepa.page.with the dot at the end. - Leave TTL on "By default" and click "Add".
- Control panel
- OVHcloud Kundencenter
- Path to the DNS zone
- Web Cloud Domainnamen Domain wählen DNS-Zone Eintrag hinzufügen CNAME
- TTL, if asked
- „Standard“ belassen
- CNAME on the root domain
- not possible, use www or another subdomain
- Redirect for the root domain
- Domain → Reiter „Weiterleitung“ → Weiterleitung hinzufügen
- Until the record takes effect
- OVH says up to 24 hours, usually minutes
- Checked
- 15.09.2026, against the provider's documentation
Where it goes wrong at OVH
The missing dot is the classic. OVH then writes mysite.com after the target, and the record points to an address that does not exist. In the list of records you see the mistake right away by the appended name.
OVH warns against keeping a CNAME and a TXT record for the same subdomain at the same time, because resolution then becomes random. An old A record for www has to go as well.
The zone can only be edited in the Control Panel if it is active there. If you moved the name servers to another provider, you add the record there.
Root domain without www
OVH says it plainly: by convention, CNAME records cannot be used on a domain name in its own DNS zone. The root domain needs A or AAAA records. Use www for sharepa and set up, in the "Redirection" tab, a redirection of the root domain "to a web address", visible and permanent (301), target https://www.mysite.com. OVH says four to 24 hours until it applies everywhere.
What it costs
At OVH the DNS zone is part of the domain, the redirection costs nothing either. sharepa charges nothing for the domain as well: one page free, five in the one-time plan.
Questions
Is the dot really necessary?
Yes. OVH documents the example mydomain.ovh. exactly like that. Without the dot your domain name gets appended.
How long does it take at OVH?
OVH quotes up to 24 hours for full effect. A new record is usually visible after minutes, sharepa checks every five minutes.
Can I keep the old redirection?
When adding a new redirection for the same address, OVH asks you to tick a box to confirm overwriting, the old one is disabled and deleted.
These steps follow OVHcloud's documentation as of 15.09.2026, without an account there. Source. Something no longer matches? Tell us and we will fix it.