If you wish to forward a domain name that you have to some other domain name or subdomain, one of the ways to do this would be to use a CNAME record. By creating such a record, the domain name being forwarded loses all its records (A, MX, and so on) and instead, it takes the A record of the domain name it is directed to. This way, if you use a web design service by some company that gives you a subdomain, you can use an actual domain name and not only will it be pointed to the website that you have set up, but it will also appear in the web browser address bar at all times. Alternative possible uses of a CNAME record are to redirect all of the targeted traffic from various subdomains to their main Internet domain, or to use the webmail service of your hosting provider by using webmail.your-doman.com, for example. The latter will work only by setting up a CNAME record for a subdomain simply because this type of a record set up for the main domain name makes it impossible to use e-mail addresses.

CNAME Records in Cloud Hosting

In case you have a cloud hosting plan from our company and you want to create a CNAME record, it'll take you just a few mouse clicks to get it done. You can access the DNS records for all domains and subdomains hosted within your account via the Hepsia Control Panel included with every single plan and adding a new record is as basic as clicking on a button, choosing the type, that will be CNAME in this case, inputting the actual record value and saving the change. If you have never added this sort of record before, we have a Help section with a detailed video tutorial you can watch, or you can just contact us and we'll aid you with this task. If you have created an Internet site via another company, you want to use a private URL for your webmail or you would like to designate a subdomain to be used with the services of a different company, like Google Apps, all it takes is setting up a CNAME record with a few clicks within your Control Panel.

CNAME Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

If you have a semi-dedicated server through our company and you would like to create a CNAME record, it takes no more than a few mouse clicks to complete this task. The plans are handled via our in-house built Hepsia hosting CP where you will find a section devoted to the DNS records of the domains and subdomains hosted within the account. To create a CNAME record, you'll simply have to choose the record type and the hostname (domain or subdomain), type in where the latter will be directed to and save the modification. The new record will be active almost right away in our system and will propagate worldwide within several hours. Changing or deleting an existing CNAME record in the account is just as easy and takes a click. If you experience any issues, you can go through our comprehensive help article, see the short video on the subject that we have added in the Control Panel, or you can simply contact us for assistance.