If you want to direct a domain name that you have to some other domain address or subdomain, one of the ways to do this would be to use a CNAME record. By setting up such a record, the domain being forwarded loses all of its records (A, MX, and so on) and instead, it takes the A record of the domain address it is redirected to. By doing this, if you use 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've set up, but it will also be displayed in the browser address bar at all times. Some other possible uses of a CNAME record are to direct all of 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 simply because this kind of a record set up for the main domain address renders it impossible to use email addresses.

CNAME Records in Cloud Website Hosting

The Hepsia hosting Control Panel, which our company offers with each and every Linux cloud website hosting, allows you to create CNAME records for every domain name or subdomain hosted inside the account with only a few clicks. If you're not certain how to go about it, you can check out the video tutorial that's available within the Control Panel, read the in depth Help article on the subject, or you can simply contact us and we can assist you 24/7, though it is not likely you'll experience any difficulties as all it takes to set up a new CNAME record is to pick a domain/subdomain, type in the hostname that you're redirecting to, and save the change. The new record will be fully active within the hour. Using CNAME records allows you to have better control over your domains and site content and our system is simple and user-friendly enough to allow people with no previous experience to set up this sort of records with ease.

CNAME Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

If you have a semi-dedicated server through our company and you wish to create a CNAME record, it requires only a few mouse clicks to complete this task. The plans are managed via our in-house built Hepsia hosting CP where you will see a section committed to the DNS records of the domain addresses and subdomains hosted inside the account. To set up a CNAME record, you will only have to select the record type and the hostname (domain or subdomain), enter where the latter is going to be redirected to and save the modification. The new record is going to be active almost immediately in our system and will propagate worldwide within a couple of hours. Modifying or deleting an existing CNAME record in the account is just as simple and takes a click. In case you experience any troubles, you can go through our comprehensive help article, watch the short video on the subject that we have added in the Control Panel, or simply contact us for help.