If you wish to point a domain address that you have to some other domain or subdomain, one way to do this would be to use a CNAME record. By setting up such a record, the domain being redirected loses all its records (A, MX, etc) and instead, it takes the A record of the domain it is pointed 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 directed to the site that you've set up, but it'll also appear in the browser address bar at all times. Other possible uses of a CNAME record are to redirect all the targeted traffic from different subdomains to their main Internet domain, or to use the webmail service of your webhosting company by using webmail.your-doman.com, for instance. The latter will work only by setting up a CNAME record for a subdomain due to the fact that this kind of a record set up for the main domain address renders it impossible to use e-mail addresses.

CNAME Records in Cloud Hosting

The Hepsia hosting CP, which we provide with each and every Linux cloud hosting, will allow you to create CNAME records for every domain or subdomain hosted in the account with several mouse clicks. If you are not confident how to go about it, you can check the video tutorial that is available inside the CP, read the comprehensive Help article on the subject, or just simply contact us and we can assist you 24/7, even though it is unlikely you'll experience any issues as all it takes to create a new CNAME record is to select a domain/subdomain, type in the hostname you're pointing to, and save the modification. The new record is going to be fully active within the hour. Using CNAME records enables you to have better control over your domain addresses and site content and our system is simple and user-friendly enough to allow people who have no previous experience to create this sort of records easily.

CNAME Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Managing DNS records usually seems a challenging task to those with less experience, but the Hepsia hosting CP, which comes with every Linux semi-dedicated hosting which we provide, is quite simple to use. If you wish to set up a CNAME record for any purpose, all that you will have to do will be to pick the domain or subdomain you need, select the type of record, that will be CNAME in this case, then input the value i.e. the domain address or subdomain you are forwarding to. The process is quite easy and you can set up the record in the DNS Records section of the Control Panel. Within the hour the new record will be 100 % active and within a few hours it'll propagate all over the world. If you are not sure what you should 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're both located within that same section of Hepsia. Needless to say, you can also get in touch with us for assistance anytime.