If you wish to direct a domain address that you have to a different domain address or subdomain, one of the ways to do that would be to use a CNAME record. By setting up such a record, the domain name being redirected loses all of its records (A, MX, and so on) and instead, it takes the A record of the domain name it's redirected to. In this way, if you are using a web design service by some provider 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 created, but it will also be displayed in the browser address bar at all times. Alternative possible uses of a CNAME record are to redirect all the traffic from different subdomains to their main domain address, or to use the webmail service of your hosting company by using webmail.your-doman.com, for instance. The latter will work only by creating a CNAME record for a subdomain since this type of a record set up for the main domain address makes it impossible to use e-mail addresses.

CNAME Records in Shared Web Hosting

If you have a shared web hosting plan through our company and you wish to create a CNAME record, it'll take you just a few clicks to make it happen. You can access the DNS records for all domain names and subdomains hosted within your account through the Hepsia CP that comes with each and every plan and adding a new record is as simple as clicking on a button, picking out the type, which will be CNAME in this case, typing the actual record value and saving the modification. In case you have never added this kind of record before, you will find a Help section with a detailed video tutorial you can watch, or you can just contact us and we'll aid you with this task. If you have set up a site via another provider, you want to use a private URL for your webmail or you wish to designate a subdomain to be used with the services of a different company, for instance Google Apps, all it takes is creating a CNAME record with a couple of mouse clicks in your Control Panel.

CNAME Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Managing DNS records usually seems to be a challenging task to those with less experience, but the Hepsia hosting Control Panel, which comes with every single Linux semi-dedicated hosting we provide, is very easy to use. If you want to create a CNAME record for any purpose, all you need to do will be to pick the domain name or subdomain that you need, pick the type of record, which will be CNAME in this case, then enter the value i.e. the domain address or subdomain you are forwarding to. The process is quite simple and you can set up the record in the DNS Records section of the CP. Within the hour the new record will be completely active and within several hours it is going to propagate around the globe. If you are not sure what you need to do, we've prepared a comprehensive help article and a short video tutorial on how to go about creating a CNAME record and they are both situated in that same section of Hepsia. Needless to say, you can also get in touch with us for assistance whenever you want.