Simple (free) domain redirection does not support HTTPS requests, as that does not provide a method to assign an SSL certificate to a domain.
An alternative approach is to use any Plesk (LiteSpeed) hosting plan to redirect such domains.
The basic approach is:
1) Add the domain as a fully-hosted domain or add-on to a Plesk via the Plesk Panel.
2) Ensure the domain DNS is configured to point to the server IP address (use two ALIAS records named "@" and "www" pointing to the hosting server in question (something.hosting.ie).
3) Purchase an SSL certificate for the domain, and apply this to the domain on Plesk using the AutoInstallSSL function.
4) Ensure that when viewing the domain in a browser, the Plesk default page is displayed and SSL is operational.
5) Create a plain text file called .htaccess in the web root folder for the domain, containing the following three lines:
RewriteEngine On
RewriteCond "%{REQUEST_URI}" "! /.well-known"
RewriteRule .* https://whereyouwanttoredirectto.com/ [R=301,L]
Ensure to adjust the last line to contain the full website or page URL that you wish to redirect to.
Save this file, and check that redirection is operational.
More complicated redirects (such as page specific or pattern based redirection) are possible using this method, refer to the Apache mod_rewrite documentation for further information. It is essential that requests to the .well-known folder are not redirected, as access to this is required by the AutoInstall SSL system to ensure SSL certificate renewals happen automatically.
