If you would like to direct a domain address 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 address being pointed loses all of its records (A, MX, etc) and instead, it takes the A record of the domain name it is redirected to. This way, if you are using a web design service by some provider 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've created, but it'll also appear in the browser address bar at all times. Some other possible uses of a CNAME record are to forward all the traffic from various subdomains to their main domain, 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 due to the fact that this kind of a record created for the main domain makes it impossible to use e-mail addresses.

CNAME Records in Cloud Hosting

You can effortlessly create CNAME records in case you have a Linux cloud hosting through our company. We are going to provide you with an easy-to-use Control Panel where you can see all DNS records for the domain addresses and subdomains which are hosted in the account. Setting up a CNAME record requires several basic steps - choose the domain/subdomain, pick CNAME as the type, type in the hostname you are pointing to, after that just click the Save button. The process is as simple as that and the new record will be active almost instantly. This way, you will have more control over your domain addresses and subdomains and over the content they open, you can set up a private URL for company emails, plus much more. If you feel unclear about how to set up a new record or you have never done such a task, we have a short video tutorial where 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'll require literally simply a mouse click to do it.

CNAME Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

If you have a semi-dedicated server from our company and you want to set up a CNAME record, it will require only a few mouse clicks to complete this task. The plans are handled through our in-house built Hepsia hosting Control Panel in which you will see a section committed to the DNS records of the domains and subdomains hosted within the account. To create a CNAME record, you'll only have to select the record type and the hostname (domain or subdomain), enter where the latter is going to be redirected to and save the modification. The new record is going to be active almost right away in our system and will propagate worldwide within a couple of hours. Modifying or deleting an existing CNAME record in the account is just as simple and takes a click. In the event you experience any difficulties, you can go through our detailed help article, watch the short video on the subject that we have added in the Control Panel, or you can simply contact us for help.