If you'd like to direct a domain that you have to another domain or subdomain, one way to do that would be to use a CNAME record. By creating such a record, the domain name being forwarded loses all its records (A, MX, and so forth) and instead, it takes the A record of the domain it is forwarded to. That 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 forwarded to the site which you have set up, but it'll also be displayed in the browser address bar at all times. Some other possible uses of a CNAME record are to redirect all of the traffic from different subdomains to their main 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 creating a CNAME record for a subdomain simply because such a record set up for the main domain renders it impossible to use email addresses.

CNAME Records in Shared Web Hosting

The Hepsia hosting Control Panel, which we provide with each and every Linux shared web hosting, will permit you to create CNAME records for any domain address or subdomain hosted in the account with just a few clicks. If you're not certain how to go about it, you can check the video tutorial that's available within the Control Panel, read the comprehensive Help article on the subject, or you can simply contact us and we can help 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 pick a domain/subdomain, type the hostname you are pointing 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 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 such records with ease.

CNAME Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Managing DNS records usually appears to be a tough task to people with less experience, but the Hepsia hosting Control Panel, which comes with every Linux semi-dedicated hosting that we provide, is quite simple to use. If you want to create a CNAME record for any purpose, all that you need to do will be to select the domain or subdomain that you need, choose the type of record, that will be CNAME in this case, then input the value i.e. the domain name 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 CP. Within the hour the new record will be fully active and within a couple of hours it is going to propagate around the world. If you are not sure what you should do, we have prepared a detailed help article and a short video tutorial on how to go about creating a CNAME record and they are both situated in that very same section of Hepsia. Needless to say, you can also get in touch with us for assistance at any time.