If you'd like to forward a domain address that you have to a different domain address or subdomain, one way to do that would be to use a CNAME record. By setting up such a record, the domain address being forwarded loses all of its records (A, MX, and so forth) and instead, it takes the A record of the domain address it is redirected 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 name and not only will it be pointed to the Internet site that you have created, but it will also be displayed in the Internet browser address bar at all times. Other possible uses of a CNAME record are to direct all the targeted traffic from various subdomains to their main domain, 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 due to the fact that this type of a record set up for the main domain makes it impossible to use e-mail addresses.

CNAME Records in Website Hosting

You can effortlessly set up CNAME records if you have a website hosting plan through our company. We are going to supply you with an easy-to-use CP where you can see all DNS records for the domains and subdomains which are hosted inside the account. Creating a CNAME record includes a number of basic steps - pick the domain/subdomain, pick CNAME as the type, enter the hostname you are forwarding to, then just click on the Save button. The process is as simple as that and the new record will be active almost right away. That way, you are going to have more control over your domain addresses and subdomains and over the content they open, you can set up 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 decide to edit or delete an existing CNAME record created for a domain/subdomain hosted on our end, it'll take you literally just a click to do it.

CNAME Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

Managing DNS records usually seems to be a challenging task to the people with less experience, but the Hepsia hosting CP, which comes with each and every semi-dedicated plan that we provide, is extremely easy to use. If you'd like to set up a CNAME record for any purpose, all you need to do will be to choose the domain or subdomain you need, select the type of record, which 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 quite simple and you can set up the record in the DNS Records section of the CP. Within the hour the new record is going to be completely active and within a couple of hours it will propagate all over the world. If you aren't sure what you have to do, we've prepared an in depth help article and a short video tutorial on how to go about creating a CNAME record and they are both situated in that same section of Hepsia. Needless to say, you can also get in touch with us for assistance whenever you want.