If you want to direct a domain name that you have to some other domain address or subdomain, one way to do this would be to use a CNAME record. By setting up such a record, the domain address being pointed loses all its records (A, MX, etc) and instead, it takes the A record of the domain name it's redirected to. This way, if you use a web design service by some provider that gives you a subdomain, you can use an actual domain and not only will it be redirected to the Internet site which you have set up, but it will also be displayed in the Internet browser address bar at all times. Other possible uses of a CNAME record are to direct all the traffic from different subdomains to their main domain address, or to use the webmail service of your webhosting 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 such a record set up for the main domain address renders it impossible to use e-mail addresses.

CNAME Records in Shared Hosting

The Hepsia hosting Control Panel, which our company offers with each and every Linux shared hosting, will permit you to create CNAME records for every domain or subdomain hosted within the account with several mouse clicks. If you aren't absolutely sure how to go about it, you should check the video tutorial that is available within the Control Panel, read the detailed Help article on the subject, or just simply contact us and we can assist you 24/7, although it is not likely that you'll experience any difficulties as all it takes to create a new CNAME record is to pick a domain/subdomain, input the hostname that you're pointing to, and save the modification. The new record will be fully active within the hour. Using CNAME records enables you to have better control of your domain addresses and site content and our system is simple and user-friendly enough to allow people with no previous experience to set up this kind of records effortlessly.

CNAME Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

The Hepsia hosting CP, which comes with every one of our semi-dedicated server accounts, will permit you to set up a CNAME record without difficulty. If you want to create a private URL for your e-mails, to redirect a domain name to a subdomain inside the account or to forward a domain to another company and use some third-party service which they provide, it won't take you more than three clicks to set up this kind of record. All DNS records for the domain addresses and subdomains hosted in the semi-dedicated account will be listed in a separate section in the Control Panel, so when you're there, all that you will have to do will be to pick the type of the record that you want to create and the hostname for which you are creating it, and then enter the actual record text. For your convenience, you can watch a short video in the Control Panel concerning how to create a CNAME record or you can follow the instructions in the help article, that is available in the DNS records section.