If you would like to point a domain that you have to a different domain or subdomain, a good way to do that would be to use a CNAME record. By creating such a record, the domain address being redirected loses all of its records (A, MX, and so on) and instead, it takes the A record of the domain name it's forwarded to. By doing this, 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 pointed to the site that you've set up, but it will also be displayed in the browser address bar at all times. Other possible uses of a CNAME record are to point all of the traffic from different subdomains to their main domain address, or to use the webmail service of your hosting 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 such a record created for the main domain address makes it impossible to use e-mail addresses.

CNAME Records in Shared Hosting

You can easily set up CNAME records provided you have a Linux shared service with our company. We're going to provide you with an easy-to-use CP where you can view all DNS records for the domain names and subdomains which are hosted in the account. Creating a CNAME record involves a number of easy steps - select the domain/subdomain, choose CNAME as the type, type in the hostname you are pointing to, then simply click the Save button. The procedure is as elementary as that and the new record will be active almost immediately. That way, you will have more control over your domains and subdomains and over the content they open, you'll be able to create a private URL for company e-mails, plus much more. If you feel unclear about how to set up a new record or you have never done such a task, you will find a short video tutorial where you can see the whole process first-hand. If you choose to edit or delete an existing CNAME record created for a domain/subdomain hosted on our end, it'll require literally simply a mouse click to do it.

CNAME Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

The Hepsia hosting Control Panel, which comes with every one of our semi-dedicated server accounts, will enable you to set up a CNAME record without difficulty. When you want to create a private URL for your e-mails, to redirect a domain to a subdomain in the account or to forward a domain address to another provider and use some third-party service which they provide, it will not take you more than three clicks to create this kind of record. All DNS records for the domains and subdomains hosted inside the semi-dedicated account are going to be listed in a separate section in the Control Panel, so when you are there, all you will have to do will be to choose the type of the record that you want to set up and the hostname for which you are creating it, and then type in the actual record text. For your convenience, you can watch a short video within the Control Panel regarding how to create a CNAME record or you can refer to the instructions in the help article, that is available in the DNS records section.