If you'd like to direct a domain address that you have to a different domain address or subdomain, the best way to do this would be to use a CNAME record. By creating such a record, the domain being pointed loses all of its records (A, MX, etc) and instead, it takes the A record of the domain name 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 site that you've set up, but it'll also appear in the web browser address bar at all times. Alternative possible uses of a CNAME record are to direct all the visitors from various subdomains to their main Internet domain, or to use the webmail service of your webhosting company by using webmail.your-doman.com, for instance. The latter will work only by setting up a CNAME record for a subdomain since such a record created for the main domain name renders it impossible to use email addresses.

CNAME Records in Cloud Hosting

You can effortlessly create CNAME records in case you have a Linux cloud hosting through our company. We will supply you with an easy-to-use Control Panel where you could see all DNS records for the domains and subdomains that are hosted inside the account. Setting up a CNAME record involves several basic steps - pick the domain/subdomain, pick CNAME as the type, type in the hostname you are redirecting to, after that just click the Save button. The procedure is as simple as that and the new record is going to be active almost right away. This way, you will have more control over your domain addresses and subdomains and over the content they open, you'll be able to set up a private URL for company emails, and more. If you feel uncertain about how to create a new record or you have never done such a task, you will find a short video tutorial in which you can see the whole process first-hand. If you choose to change or delete an existing CNAME record created for a domain/subdomain hosted on our end, it will take you literally just a click to make it happen.

CNAME Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Managing DNS records usually appears to be a hard task to people with less experience, but the Hepsia hosting Control Panel, which comes with every single Linux semi-dedicated hosting which we provide, is quite simple to use. If you'd like to set up a CNAME record for any purpose, all you will have to do will be to select the domain or subdomain you need, choose the type of record, that will be CNAME in this case, then type in the value i.e. the domain address or subdomain you are forwarding to. The procedure is very easy and you can create the record in the DNS Records section of the CP. Within the hour the new record is going to be fully active and within a couple of hours it'll propagate worldwide. If you're not sure what you have to do, we've prepared a comprehensive help article and a short video tutorial regarding how to go about creating a CNAME record and they're both located in that same section of Hepsia. Naturally, you can also get in touch with us for help anytime.