If you wish to point a domain name that you have to some other domain name or subdomain, one way to do this would be to use a CNAME record. By setting up such a record, the domain name being redirected loses all of its records (A, MX, etc) and instead, it takes the A record of the domain it is forwarded to. In this way, if you use a web design service by some company that gives you a subdomain, you can use an actual domain and not only will it be pointed to the Internet site that you've created, but it'll also be displayed in the web browser address bar at all times. Alternative possible uses of a CNAME record are to redirect all the visitors from various subdomains to their main domain name, or to use the webmail service of your hosting company by using webmail.your-doman.com, for instance. The latter will work only by creating a CNAME record for a subdomain since such a record created for the main domain renders it impossible to use e-mail addresses.

CNAME Records in Shared Hosting

You can easily create CNAME records provided you have a shared hosting from our company. We'll provide you with an easy-to-use CP that enables you to observe all DNS records for the domains and subdomains which are hosted inside the account. Creating a CNAME record requires a number of easy steps - choose the domain/subdomain, select CNAME as the type, type in the hostname you are forwarding to, then simply click the Save button. The procedure is as simple as that and the new record will be active almost instantly. In this way, you are going to have more control over your domains and subdomains and over the content they open, you could set up a private URL for company emails, and more. If you feel unclear about how to set up a new record or you have never done such a task, we have a short video tutorial where you can see the whole process first-hand. If you decide to edit or delete an existing CNAME record created for a domain/subdomain hosted on our end, it'll require literally only a mouse click to do it.

CNAME Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

Managing DNS records usually seems a tough task to the people with less experience, but the Hepsia hosting Control Panel, which comes with every semi-dedicated server which we provide, is extremely simple to use. If you'd like to create a CNAME record for any purpose, all that you will have to do will be to choose the domain address or subdomain you need, select the type of record, which will be CNAME in this case, then type the value i.e. the domain or subdomain you are forwarding to. The process is very easy and you can set up the record in the DNS Records section of the Control Panel. Within the hour the new record will be completely active and within a few hours it's going to propagate around the globe. If you aren't sure what you have to do, we've prepared a detailed help article and a short video tutorial on how to go about creating a CNAME record and they're both located within that same section of Hepsia. Naturally, you can also get in touch with us for assistance at any time.