If you want to direct a domain address that you have to another domain or subdomain, a good way to do that would be to use a CNAME record. By creating such a record, the domain address being redirected loses all of its records (A, MX, and so on) and instead, it takes the A record of the domain address 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 and not only will it be redirected to the website which you have created, but it'll also appear in the browser address bar at all times. Some other possible uses of a CNAME record are to direct all the visitors from different subdomains to their main Internet domain, or to use the webmail service of your hosting provider by using webmail.your-doman.com, for example. The latter will work only by setting up a CNAME record for a subdomain simply because this type of a record created for the main domain makes it impossible to use email addresses.

CNAME Records in Hosting

You can effortlessly create CNAME records in case you have a Linux hosting from our company. We'll provide you with an easy-to-use CP which allows you to see all DNS records for the domains and subdomains that are hosted inside the account. Creating a CNAME record requires a few easy steps - choose the domain/subdomain, pick CNAME as the type, enter the hostname you are pointing to, after that simply click the Save button. The process is as easy as that and the new record is going to be active almost right away. This way, you'll have more control over your domains and subdomains and over the content they open, you'll be able to create a private URL for company e-mails, and a lot more. If you feel unclear about how to create a new record or you have never done such a task, you will find a short video tutorial in which you can see the whole process first-hand. If you want to change or delete an existing CNAME record created for a domain/subdomain hosted on our end, it will take you literally just a click to make it happen.

CNAME Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

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