If you would like to forward a domain address that you have to another domain address or subdomain, a good way to do this would be to use a CNAME record. By creating such a record, the domain address being redirected loses all its records (A, MX, and so forth) and instead, it takes the A record of the domain address it is pointed to. By doing this, if you are using 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 redirected to the website that you have set up, but it will also be displayed in the browser address bar at all times. Other possible uses of a CNAME record are to point all of the visitors 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 setting up a CNAME record for a subdomain because this kind of a record created for the main domain address renders it impossible to use email addresses.
CNAME Records in Shared Hosting
You can effortlessly set up CNAME records provided you have a Linux shared package with our company. We are going to supply you with an easy-to-use CP that enables you to observe all DNS records for the domains and subdomains which are hosted inside the account. Setting up a CNAME record involves a number of easy steps - select the domain/subdomain, select CNAME as the type, type in the hostname you are redirecting to, and then just click on the Save button. The process is as elementary as that and the new record will be active almost immediately. This way, you're going to have more control over your domain addresses and subdomains and over the content they open, you could set up a private URL for company e-mails, and more. If you feel unsure about how to set up a new record or you have never done such a task, we have a short video tutorial where you could see the whole process first-hand. If you decide to change or delete an existing CNAME record created for a domain/subdomain hosted on our end, it will take you literally simply a click to make it happen.
CNAME Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting
You'll be able to create, modify and delete CNAME records easily with any of our semi-dedicated server plans. The accounts are controlled from the custom Hepsia hosting Control Panel, and in one of its sections you'll see all records for every domain address or subdomain that you've added in your account. To set up a new record, you simply have to pick the hostname that will be forwarded (domain/subdomain), enter where it will be forwarded to, select the record type, that will be CNAME in this case, and you're going to be ready. Even if you haven't used a web hosting service before, our Control Panel is quite intuitive to use, so you will not have any difficulties. We also have a short video and a detailed help article concerning how to set up a CNAME record, both of which are available in the same section of Hepsia. With this function, you can easily use a domain address hosted on our innovative cloud hosting platform for a website created someplace else, create a custom webmail login address with any of your domain addresses, and more.