If you want to forward a domain that you have to a different domain or subdomain, one way to do that would be to use a CNAME record. By setting up such a record, the domain being forwarded loses all of its records (A, MX, and so forth) and instead, it takes the A record of the domain address it is forwarded 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 directed to the website that you have created, but it will also appear in the browser address bar at all times. Other possible uses of a CNAME record are to redirect all of the targeted 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 setting up a CNAME record for a subdomain because this type of a record created for the main domain address renders it impossible to use email addresses.
CNAME Records in Shared Website Hosting
You can effortlessly set up CNAME records provided you have a shared website hosting plan through our company. We'll supply you with an easy-to-use Control Panel which allows you to see all DNS records for the domain names and subdomains that are hosted within the account. Creating a CNAME record requires several easy steps - pick the domain/subdomain, pick CNAME as the type, type in the hostname you are forwarding to, and then simply click on the Save button. The process is as elementary as that and the new record will be active almost right away. That way, you are going to have more control over your domain addresses and subdomains and over the content they open, you'll be able to set up a private URL for company emails, and more. If you feel unclear about how to set up a new record or you have never done such a task, you will find there's a short video tutorial where you could 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 only a mouse click to make it happen.
CNAME Records in Semi-dedicated Servers
You are going to be able to create, modify and delete CNAME records very easy with all of our semi-dedicated server plans. The accounts are controlled from the custom Hepsia hosting CP, and in one of its sections you'll see all records for any domain name or subdomain that you have added in your account. To set up a new record, you simply have to select the hostname that will be forwarded (domain/subdomain), input where it will be forwarded to, choose the record type, that will be CNAME in this case, and you're going to be ready. Even when you have never used a web hosting service before, our CP is extremely intuitive to use, so you will not have any difficulties. We also have a short video and an in-depth help article regarding how to set up a CNAME record, both of which can be found in the exact same section of Hepsia. With this feature, you can easily use a domain name hosted on our revolutionary cloud hosting platform for a site created somewhere else, set up a custom webmail login address with any of your domains, and more.