I believe each time a new company created an account, they get a domain <company-name>.workday pointing to the same ip ? or we can configure something like *.workday ?

I believe each time a new company created an account, they get a domain <company-name>.workday pointing to the same ip ? or we can configure something like *.workday ?

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• 1 Your question is not about programming, aside from that, it's not clear. If you want to learn about how subdomains work, I strongly advise you to google this instead of asking it on a forum. – Wimanicesir Commented Mar 6 at 8:45

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First of all, Stack Overflow is about programming, not about Networking, nor Server management. This post is suppose to be on Sever Vault.

A domain name is structured with different levels. The Top-Level Domain (TLD) is the first segment of the domain name, such as . This is followed by the Second-Level Domain (SLD), in your case, "workday". The portion of the domain that represents a company or individual, such as <company-name>.workday, is referred to as a subdomain.

When a subdomain like <company-name>.workday points to the same IP address, it's because the subdomain is a part of the same Second-Level Domain (SLD). In this case, "workday" serves as the base domain, and all subdomains of "workday" typically resolve to the same IP address unless configured otherwise through specific DNS records (such as A records, CNAME records, etc.).

This configuration ensures that subdomains under the same SLD can share the same resources and IP address, making it easier to manage multiple instances for different companies, regions, or services under a unified domain.