If you wish to point a domain name that you have to another domain or subdomain, the best way to do that would be to use a CNAME record. By setting up such a record, the domain name being redirected loses all its records (A, MX, and so on) and instead, it takes the A record of the domain address it's pointed 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 and not only will it be directed to the site that you've set up, but it will also appear in the browser address bar at all times. Alternative possible uses of a CNAME record are to point all of the traffic from various subdomains to their main domain address, or to use the webmail service of your hosting provider 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 kind of a record created for the main domain address makes it impossible to use e-mail addresses.
CNAME Records in Shared Hosting
You can effortlessly set up CNAME records in case you have a shared hosting from our company. We are going to provide you with an easy-to-use CP where you could view all DNS records for the domain names and subdomains that are hosted within the account. Setting up a CNAME record requires a number of basic steps - choose the domain/subdomain, pick CNAME as the type, type in the hostname you are pointing to, after that simply click the Save button. The process is as simple as that and the new record will be active almost instantly. This way, you're going to 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, and much more. If you feel uncertain about how to set up a new record or you have never done such a task, we have a short video tutorial where you could see the whole process first-hand. If you choose to modify or delete an existing CNAME record created for a domain/subdomain hosted on our end, it will take you literally simply a click to make it happen.
CNAME Records in Semi-dedicated Servers
Managing DNS records usually appears to be a tough task to the people with less experience, but the Hepsia hosting Control Panel, which comes with each and every semi-dedicated server we provide, is extremely easy to use. If you would like to create a CNAME record for any purpose, all that you have to do will be to pick the domain or subdomain that you need, pick the type of record, which will be CNAME in this case, then type in the value i.e. the domain or subdomain you are forwarding to. The process is very simple and you can set up the record in the DNS Records section of the CP. Within the hour the new record will be 100 % active and within several hours it'll propagate around the globe. If you aren't sure what you should do, we have prepared a comprehensive help article and a short video tutorial regarding how to go about creating a CNAME record and they are both situated in that same section of Hepsia. Of course, you can also get in touch with us for help whenever you want.