If you would like to forward a domain name that you have to a different domain or subdomain, one of the ways to do this would be to use a CNAME record. By setting up such a record, the domain address being pointed loses all its records (A, MX, and so forth) and instead, it takes the A record of the Internet domain it is redirected to. That way, if you use a web design service by some company 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'll also appear in the Internet browser address bar at all times. Other possible uses of a CNAME record are to direct all of 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 creating a CNAME record for a subdomain due to the fact that this kind of a record set up for the main domain makes it impossible to use email addresses.
CNAME Records in Cloud Website Hosting
You can effortlessly set up CNAME records provided you have a cloud website hosting package with our company. We're going to provide you with an easy-to-use CP where you can observe all DNS records for the domain addresses and subdomains that are hosted in the account. Setting up a CNAME record involves several basic steps - select the domain/subdomain, select CNAME as the type, type in the hostname you are forwarding to, then simply click the Save button. The procedure is as simple as that and the new record is going to be active almost immediately. That way, you'll have more control over your domains and subdomains and over the content they open, you could set up a private URL for company e-mails, and a lot more. If you feel unclear about how to set up 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 decide to edit or delete an existing CNAME record created for a domain/subdomain hosted on our end, it'll take you literally simply a mouse click to do it.
CNAME Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting
The Hepsia hosting CP, which comes with each of our semi-dedicated server accounts, will enable you to create a CNAME record effortlessly. In case you want to create a private URL for your e-mails, to point 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 three clicks to set up such a record. All DNS records for the domains and subdomains hosted in the semi-dedicated account will be listed in a separate section in the Control Panel, so when 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 input the actual record text. For your convenience, you can see a short video inside the CP on 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.