If you would like to direct a domain that you have to some other domain name or subdomain, one way to do this would be to use a CNAME record. By setting up such a record, the domain being pointed loses all its records (A, MX, etc) and instead, it takes the A record of the Internet domain it is pointed to. That way, if you are using a web design service by some company that gives you a subdomain, you can use an actual domain and not only will it be redirected to the Internet site that you have set up, 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 forward all the traffic from various subdomains to their main domain name, or to use the webmail service of your hosting company by using webmail.your-doman.com, for example. The latter will work only by creating a CNAME record for a subdomain since this kind of a record set up for the main domain address makes it impossible to use email addresses.

CNAME Records in Hosting

The Hepsia hosting CP, which our company offers with each and every Linux hosting, will allow you to set up CNAME records for any domain or subdomain hosted in the account with just a few clicks. If you aren't certain how to go about it, you can check out the video tutorial that's available inside the CP, read the detailed Help article on the subject, or just simply contact us and we will help you 24/7, although it is not likely that you'll experience any issues as all it takes to set up a new CNAME record is to choose a domain/subdomain, type the hostname you are redirecting to, and save the change. The new record is going to be fully active within the hour. Using CNAME records allows you to have better control of your domain names and website content and our system is simple and intuitive enough to allow individuals with no previous experience to create this kind of records effortlessly.

CNAME Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

You will be able to set up, edit and delete CNAME records really easy with any of our semi-dedicated server plans. The accounts are managed via the custom Hepsia hosting Control Panel, and in one of its sections you will see all records for every domain or subdomain which you have added in your account. To set up a new record, you have to pick the hostname which will be forwarded (domain/subdomain), input where it is going to be forwarded to, choose the record type, which will be CNAME in this case, and you're going to be ready. Even if you haven't used a web hosting service before, our CP is incredibly easy to use, so you will not have any issues. We also have a short video and a detailed help article concerning how to set up a CNAME record, both of which can be found in the same section of Hepsia. With this function, you could easily use a domain address hosted on our groundbreaking cloud hosting platform for a website created elsewhere, create a custom webmail login address with any of your domain names, plus much more.