If you would like to forward a domain address that you have to some other domain or subdomain, one of the ways to do this would be to use a CNAME record. By creating such a record, the domain name being redirected loses all its records (A, MX, and so forth) and instead, it takes the A record of the domain it's redirected to. By doing this, if you are using a web design service by some provider that gives you a subdomain, you can use an actual domain name and not only will it be pointed to the website which you have set up, but it will also be displayed in the browser address bar at all times. Other possible uses of a CNAME record are to redirect all the traffic from different subdomains to their main domain address, or to use the webmail service of your hosting provider by using webmail.your-doman.com, for example. The latter will work only by setting up a CNAME record for a subdomain because this type of a record set up for the main domain renders it impossible to use email addresses.

CNAME Records in Cloud Hosting

You can effortlessly set up CNAME records in case you have a Linux cloud hosting through our company. We'll supply you with an easy-to-use CP that enables you to view all DNS records for the domain names and subdomains that are hosted within 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, then just click on the Save button. The procedure is as elementary as that and the new record will be active almost instantly. That way, you'll 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, and more. If you feel unclear 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 decide to change or delete an existing CNAME record created for a domain/subdomain hosted on our end, it'll require literally only a mouse click to do it.

CNAME Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Managing DNS records usually seems to be a challenging task to the people with less experience, but the Hepsia hosting Control Panel, which comes with every single Linux semi-dedicated hosting we offer, is quite simple to use. If you want to create a CNAME record for any purpose, all you need to do will be to pick the domain or subdomain you need, choose the type of record, that will be CNAME in this case, then type the value i.e. the domain name or subdomain you are forwarding to. The process 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 100 % active and within a couple of hours it'll propagate around the world. If you're not sure what you have to do, we've prepared a comprehensive help article and a short video tutorial concerning 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 assistance at any moment.