If you would like to direct a domain that you have to a different domain name or subdomain, one of the ways to do this would be to use a CNAME record. By setting up such a record, the domain address being forwarded loses all its records (A, MX, etc) and instead, it takes the A record of the domain name it is forwarded to. This way, if you are using a web design service by some company that gives you a subdomain, you can use an actual domain name and not only will it be forwarded to the site you have set up, but it will also appear in the Internet browser address bar at all times. Some other possible uses of a CNAME record are to point 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 example. The latter will work only by setting up a CNAME record for a subdomain because such a record set up for the main domain makes it impossible to use email addresses.

CNAME Records in Cloud Hosting

You can effortlessly set up CNAME records in case you have a cloud plan from our company. We are going to provide you with an easy-to-use CP where you could view all DNS records for the domains and subdomains that are hosted in the account. Creating a CNAME record involves a few easy steps - choose the domain/subdomain, choose CNAME as the type, enter the hostname you are redirecting to, and then just click on the Save button. The procedure is as basic as that and the new record will be active almost right away. In this way, you'll have more control over your domain names and subdomains and over the content they open, you can create a private URL for company emails, plus much more. If you feel unsure about how to create a new record or you have never done such a task, you will find there's a short video tutorial in which you can see the whole process first-hand. If you want to modify or delete an existing CNAME record created for a domain/subdomain hosted on our end, it will take you literally just a mouse click to get it done.

CNAME Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

Managing DNS records usually seems a hard task to those with less experience, but the Hepsia hosting CP, which comes with every semi-dedicated hosting plan that we provide, is extremely easy to use. If you would like to set up a CNAME record for any purpose, all you have to do will be to pick the domain or subdomain that you need, select the type of record, that will be CNAME in this case, then input the value i.e. the domain name or subdomain you are forwarding to. The process is quite simple and you can set up the record in the DNS Records section of the Control Panel. Within the hour the new record is going to be completely active and within a few hours it'll propagate around the globe. If you aren't sure what you should do, we have prepared a detailed help article and a short video tutorial regarding how to go about creating a CNAME record and they're both located in that very same section of Hepsia. Needless to say, you can also get in touch with us for help anytime.