If you would like to direct a domain address that you have to another domain or subdomain, one of the ways to do that would be to use a CNAME record. By setting up such a record, the domain address being forwarded loses all its records (A, MX, and so on) and instead, it takes the A record of the domain it's directed to. In this 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 will also appear in the Internet browser address bar at all times. Some other possible uses of a CNAME record are to forward 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 example. The latter will work only by creating a CNAME record for a subdomain simply because this kind of a record created for the main domain renders it impossible to use e-mail addresses.

CNAME Records in Shared Hosting

The Hepsia hosting CP, which we provide with each and every Linux shared package, will permit you to set up CNAME records for every single domain or subdomain hosted in the account with only a few mouse clicks. If you aren't certain how to go about it, you can check out the video tutorial available inside the Control Panel, 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 you'll experience any difficulties as all it takes to set up a new CNAME record is to select a domain/subdomain, input the hostname that you're pointing to, and save the modification. The new record is going to 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 create this sort of records with ease.

CNAME Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Managing DNS records usually seems to be a difficult task to the people with less experience, but the Hepsia hosting Control Panel, which comes with each Linux semi-dedicated hosting package that we provide, is extremely easy to use. If you'd like to set up a CNAME record for any purpose, all you will have to do will be to pick the domain or subdomain you need, pick the type of record, that will be CNAME in this case, then type the value i.e. the domain or subdomain you are forwarding to. The process is very simple and you can set up the record in the DNS Records section of the Control Panel. Within the hour the new record is going to be fully active and within a few hours it's going to propagate around the world. If you are not sure what you have to do, we have prepared an in depth help article and a short video tutorial concerning how to go about creating a CNAME record and they're both located within that same section of Hepsia. Of course, you can also get in touch with us for assistance at any moment.