If you wish to point a domain address that you have to a different domain name or subdomain, one way to do that would be to use a CNAME record. By creating such a record, the domain being pointed loses all its records (A, MX, and so on) and instead, it takes the A record of the domain address it's directed to. In this way, if you use a web design service by some provider 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 be displayed in the web browser address bar at all times. Some other possible uses of a CNAME record are to direct all the visitors from different subdomains to their main domain address, or to use the webmail service of your webhosting 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 Web Hosting

You can effortlessly set up CNAME records provided you have a Linux cloud web hosting with our company. We'll provide you with an easy-to-use CP that enables you to observe all DNS records for the domain names and subdomains that are hosted in the account. Creating a CNAME record involves a few simple steps - choose the domain/subdomain, select CNAME as the type, type in the hostname you are forwarding to, after that just click the Save button. The procedure is as basic as that and the new record is going to be active almost instantly. In this way, you'll have more control over your domain addresses and subdomains and over the content they open, you can set up a private URL for company e-mails, 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 where you can see the whole process first-hand. If you want to change or delete an existing CNAME record created for a domain/subdomain hosted on our end, it'll require literally just 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, will permit you to create a CNAME record without difficulty. Whether you want to create a private URL for your e-mails, to point a domain to a subdomain within the account or to forward a domain name to another company and use some third-party service that they provide, it's not going to require more than three mouse clicks to set up this kind of record. All DNS records for the domain addresses and subdomains hosted in the semi-dedicated account will be listed in a separate section in the CP, so once you're there, all you will have to do will be to choose the type of the record that you want to set up 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 in the CP concerning 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.