If you'd like to point a domain name that you have to another domain or subdomain, one way to do that would be to use a CNAME record. By setting up such a record, the domain being redirected loses all its records (A, MX, etc) and instead, it takes the A record of the domain name it is directed to. By doing this, if you are using a web design service by some company that gives you a subdomain, you can use an actual domain and not only will it be forwarded to the site that you've created, but it'll also appear in the Internet browser address bar at all times. Some other possible uses of a CNAME record are to forward all the visitors from various subdomains to their main Internet domain, 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 due to the fact that such a record set up for the main domain renders it impossible to use email addresses.

CNAME Records in Hosting

You can effortlessly set up CNAME records if you have a Linux hosting through our company. We're going to provide you with an easy-to-use Control Panel where you can view all DNS records for the domain addresses and subdomains which are hosted in the account. Setting up a CNAME record includes several simple steps - pick the domain/subdomain, select CNAME as the type, enter the hostname you are pointing to, and then just click on the Save button. The procedure is as elementary as that and the new record is going to be active almost immediately. This way, you'll have more control over your domain addresses and subdomains and over the content they open, you can create a private URL for company emails, and much more. If you feel uncertain about how to create 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 choose to edit or delete an existing CNAME record created for a domain/subdomain hosted on our end, it will take you literally only a click to make it happen.

CNAME Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

You're going to be able to set up, change and delete CNAME records very easy with any one of our semi-dedicated server plans. The accounts are managed from the custom Hepsia hosting Control Panel, and in one of its sections you will see all records for any domain or subdomain you have added in your account. To create a new record, you simply have to choose the hostname that will be forwarded (domain/subdomain), enter where it will be forwarded to, choose the record type, which will be CNAME in this case, and you're going to be all set. Even if you have never used a web hosting service before, our CP is very easy to use, so you'll not have any difficulties. We also have a short video and an in-depth help article concerning how to set up a CNAME record, both of which could be found in the exact same section of Hepsia. With this function, you can easily use a domain address hosted on our revolutionary cloud hosting platform for a site created somewhere else, set up a custom webmail login address with any of your domain names, plus much more.