If you'd like to forward a domain that you have to some other domain or subdomain, one of the ways 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 on) and instead, it takes the A record of the domain name it's 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 pointed to the site which you have set up, but it will also appear in the Internet browser address bar at all times. Alternative possible uses of a CNAME record are to forward all of 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 setting up a CNAME record for a subdomain due to the fact that this type of a record set up for the main domain renders it impossible to use e-mail addresses.

CNAME Records in Shared Hosting

In case you have a shared hosting plan through our company and you would like to create a CNAME record, it'll take you a few mouse clicks to do it. You can access the DNS records for all domain names and subdomains hosted inside your account from the Hepsia CP offered with each plan and adding a new record is as simple as clicking on a button, selecting the type, that will be CNAME in this case, typing the actual record value and saving the change. In case you have never added this sort of record before, you will find a Help section with a detailed video tutorial which you can watch, or you can just contact us and we'll assist you with this task. If you have built a site through another provider, you want to use a private URL for your webmail or you want to designate a subdomain to be used with the services of a different provider, like Google Apps, all it takes is setting up a CNAME record with a couple of clicks inside your Control Panel.

CNAME Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

If you have a semi-dedicated server with our company and you would like to create a CNAME record, it will take only a couple of clicks to complete this task. The plans are handled through our in-house built Hepsia hosting Control Panel in which you will discover a section devoted to the DNS records of the domain names and subdomains hosted inside the account. To create a CNAME record, you'll only have to select the record type and the hostname (domain or subdomain), type in where the latter is going to be directed to and save the modification. The new record is going to be active almost immediately in our system and will propagate worldwide within a few hours. Changing or deleting an existing CNAME record inside the account is equally simple and easy and takes a click. In case you experience any problems, you can go through our detailed help article, watch the short video on the topic that we have added in the Control Panel, or simply contact us for assistance.