If you want to point a domain name that you have to a different domain address or subdomain, a good way to do that would be to use a CNAME record. By creating such a record, the domain being pointed loses all its records (A, MX, and so on) and instead, it takes the A record of the Internet domain it is forwarded to. This way, if you use a web design service by some company that gives you a subdomain, you can use an actual domain and not only will it be forwarded to the site that you have set up, but it will also appear in the browser address bar at all times. Other possible uses of a CNAME record are to forward all of the traffic from different subdomains to their main domain name, 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 simply because this kind of a record created for the main domain makes it impossible to use e-mail addresses.

CNAME Records in Hosting

You can effortlessly set up CNAME records provided you have a hosting through our company. We're going to provide you with an easy-to-use Control Panel where you could view all DNS records for the domains and subdomains which are hosted in the account. Creating a CNAME record involves a few basic steps - select the domain/subdomain, select CNAME as the type, type in the hostname you are forwarding to, after that just click on the Save button. The process is as elementary as that and the new record will be active almost immediately. That way, you will have more control over your domain names and subdomains and over the content they open, you can create a private URL for company e-mails, and 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 modify or delete an existing CNAME record created for a domain/subdomain hosted on our end, it'll require literally only a mouse click to get it done.

CNAME Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

If you have a semi-dedicated server through our company and you want to create a CNAME record, it will require just a few clicks to complete this task. The plans are handled through our in-house built Hepsia hosting CP in which you will discover a section committed to the DNS records of the domain addresses and subdomains hosted in the account. To set up a CNAME record, you'll simply have to choose the record type and the hostname (domain or subdomain), type where the latter is going to be directed to and save the change. The new record is going to be active almost immediately in our system and will propagate worldwide within a couple of hours. Modifying or deleting an existing CNAME record inside the account is just as easy and takes a click. In the event you experience any problems, you can go through our in-depth help article, check out the short video on the topic that we have added in the CP, or you can simply contact us for assistance.