If you'd like to forward a domain name that you have to some other 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 forwarded loses all of its records (A, MX, and so on) and instead, it takes the A record of the Internet domain it's redirected to. That 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 redirected to the website that you have set up, but it'll also be displayed in the Internet browser address bar at all times. Alternative possible uses of a CNAME record are to direct all the visitors from various subdomains to their main domain, or to use the webmail service of your webhosting company by using webmail.your-doman.com, for example. 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 makes it impossible to use email addresses.

CNAME Records in Web Hosting

The Hepsia hosting Control Panel, which our company offers with each and every web hosting, will enable you to create CNAME records for every single domain address or subdomain hosted in the account with several clicks. If you aren't confident how to go about it, you can check out the video tutorial that's available within the Control Panel, read the comprehensive Help article on the subject, or just simply contact us and we will help you 24/7, although it is not likely you'll experience any problems as all it takes to set up a new CNAME record is to choose a domain/subdomain, enter the hostname you are forwarding to, and save the modification. The new record will be fully active within the hour. Using CNAME records permits you to have better control of your domain addresses and website content and our system is simple and intuitive enough to allow people who have no previous experience to set up this sort of records effortlessly.

CNAME Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

You will be able to set up, modify and delete CNAME records easily 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 will see all records for every domain or subdomain you have added in your account. To set up a new record, you have to choose the hostname that will be forwarded (domain/subdomain), type where it will be forwarded to, select the record type, that will be CNAME in this case, and you're going to be ready. In case you have never used a web hosting service before, our CP is quite easy to use, so you will not have any problems. 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 could easily use a domain hosted on our innovative cloud hosting platform for an Internet site created someplace else, set up a custom webmail login address with any of your domain addresses, and much more.