If you'd like to direct a domain name that you have to some other domain name or subdomain, a good way to do that would be to use a CNAME record. By creating such a record, the domain name being redirected loses all its records (A, MX, etc) and instead, it takes the A record of the domain it's redirected to. By doing this, if you are using 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 forwarded to the Internet site you have 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 forward all of the targeted traffic from different subdomains to their main domain address, 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 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 Control Panel, which our company offers with each and every Linux cloud package, will permit you to create CNAME records for every domain name or subdomain hosted inside the account with only a few mouse clicks. If you are not absolutely sure how to go about it, you can check the video tutorial that's available in the CP, read the in depth Help article on the subject, or simply contact us and we can assist you 24/7, even though it is unlikely that you will experience any issues as all it takes to create a new CNAME record is to select a domain/subdomain, type in the hostname you are pointing to, and save the modification. The new record will be fully active within the hour. Using CNAME records enables you to have better control of 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 easily.

CNAME Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

You are going to be able to set up, modify and delete CNAME records easily with any of our semi-dedicated server plans. The accounts are managed using the custom Hepsia hosting Control Panel, and in one of its sections you'll see all records for every domain or subdomain that you've added in your account. To set up a new record, you only have to pick the hostname which will be forwarded (domain/subdomain), input where it will be forwarded to, pick the record type, that will be CNAME in this case, and you'll be ready. In case you haven't used a web hosting service before, our Control Panel is very easy to use, so you'll not have any problems. We also have a short video and a detailed help article concerning how to set up a CNAME record, both of which are located in the same section of Hepsia. With this feature, you could easily use a domain hosted on our revolutionary cloud hosting platform for a site created elsewhere, create a custom webmail login address with any of your domains, plus much more.