If you want to direct a domain address that you have to another domain name or subdomain, one way to do this would be to use a CNAME record. By creating such a record, the domain name being redirected loses all of its records (A, MX, etc) and instead, it takes the A record of the Internet domain it's redirected to. In 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 directed to the site that you've set up, but it'll also appear in the browser address bar at all times. Other possible uses of a CNAME record are to direct all the targeted traffic from various 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 simply because this kind of a record created for the main domain name makes it impossible to use e-mail addresses.

CNAME Records in Hosting

The Hepsia hosting CP, which our company offers with each and every Linux hosting, will enable you to create CNAME records for every domain or subdomain hosted within the account with just a few mouse clicks. If you are not sure how to go about it, you can check the video tutorial available inside the Control Panel, read the in depth Help article on the subject, or simply contact us and we can help you 24/7, though it is not likely that you will experience any difficulties as all it takes to create a new CNAME record is to choose a domain/subdomain, enter the hostname that you're pointing to, and save the change. The new record is going to be fully active within the hour. Using CNAME records enables you to have better control of your domains and website content and our system is simple and user-friendly enough to allow individuals with no previous experience to set up this kind of records effortlessly.

CNAME Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Managing DNS records usually seems to be a hard task to the people with less experience, but the Hepsia hosting CP, which comes with each Linux semi-dedicated hosting that we provide, is very easy to use. If you'd like to create a CNAME record for any purpose, all that you have to do will be to choose the domain name or subdomain you need, choose the type of record, that will be CNAME in this case, then enter the value i.e. the domain address or subdomain you are forwarding to. The procedure is quite simple and you can set up the record in the DNS Records section of the Control Panel. Within the hour the new record is going to be completely active and within a few hours it's going to propagate around the world. If you aren't sure what you should do, we've prepared a detailed help article and a short video tutorial concerning how to go about creating a CNAME record and they're both situated in that same section of Hepsia. Naturally, you can also get in touch with us for help whenever you want.