If you would like to point a domain address that you have to a different domain address or subdomain, a good way to do this would be to use a CNAME record. By creating such a record, the domain name being forwarded loses all of its records (A, MX, and so on) and instead, it takes the A record of the Internet domain 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 and not only will it be forwarded to the site that you've set up, but it'll also be displayed in the Internet browser address bar at all times. Some other possible uses of a CNAME record are to direct all of the targeted traffic from different subdomains to their main domain name, or to use the webmail service of your hosting provider by using webmail.your-doman.com, for example. The latter will work only by creating a CNAME record for a subdomain because this kind of a record set up for the main domain name makes it impossible to use e-mail addresses.

CNAME Records in Cloud Hosting

You can effortlessly create CNAME records if you have a cloud hosting service with our company. We're going to provide you with an easy-to-use Control Panel that enables you to observe all DNS records for the domains and subdomains which are hosted inside the account. Creating a CNAME record includes a few basic steps - select the domain/subdomain, choose CNAME as the type, enter the hostname you are forwarding to, and then just click on the Save button. The procedure is as basic as that and the new record is going to be active almost right away. That way, you will have more control over your domain names and subdomains and over the content they open, you'll be able to create a private URL for company e-mails, plus much more. If you feel unclear about how to set up a new record or you have never done such a task, you will find there's a short video tutorial where you could see the whole process first-hand. If you want to edit or delete an existing CNAME record created for a domain/subdomain hosted on our end, it'll require literally simply a mouse click to get it done.

CNAME Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

The Hepsia hosting CP, which comes with each of our semi-dedicated server accounts, allows you to set up a CNAME record with ease. If you want to create a private URL for your emails, to redirect a domain address to a subdomain within the account or to forward a domain to another company and use some third-party service that they provide, it will not take you more than 3 mouse clicks to set up such a record. All DNS records for the domains and subdomains hosted within the semi-dedicated account will be listed in a separate section in the CP, so once you are there, all that you will have to do will be to pick the type of the record that you want to create and the hostname for which you are creating it, and then enter the actual record text. For your convenience, you can see a short video inside the CP about how to set up a CNAME record or you can follow the instructions in the help article, that is available in the DNS records section.