Find my website's root directory

You can find your root directory for each domain name in your Web & Classic hosting account. When visitors enter your domain name in a Web browser, they will see the content in your root directory. You need to know your root directory to manually upload files via FTP and install applications, such as Joomla! or WordPress.

1. Log in to your ITEGY account and open your product. (Need help opening your product?)
2. From the More menu, select Hosted Domains.
   
3. The root directory of your domain is listed under the Folder column. Take note of the root directoy and see Next steps below.
   

   Domain type	Root directory
   Primary domain	Symbolized as a single forward slash /, or as a blank field.
   Addon (secondary) domains	The root directory is displayed under the Folder heading.
   Subdomains	Next to the domain name the subdomain was created under, click Manage. The root directory is displayed under the Folder heading.

Next steps

• Now that you know your root directory, you can manually upload your website files.
• You can also install applications to the root directory, such as WordPress or Joomla!.

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• Manually backup your files anytime to save them locally.