If you'd like to forward a domain name that you have to some other domain name or subdomain, a good way to do that would be to use a CNAME record. By setting up such a record, the domain name being pointed loses all of its records (A, MX, and so forth) and instead, it takes the A record of the domain address it is forwarded to. In this way, if you are using a web design service by some provider that gives you a subdomain, you can use an actual domain name and not only will it be redirected to the Internet site that you have set up, but it'll also be displayed in the browser address bar at all times. Other possible uses of a CNAME record are to redirect all of the targeted traffic from different subdomains to their main Internet domain, or to use the webmail service of your webhosting company by using webmail.your-doman.com, for instance. The latter will work only by creating a CNAME record for a subdomain because this kind of a record set up for the main domain name renders 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, allows you to set up CNAME records for every domain name or subdomain hosted in the account with only a few clicks. If you aren't confident how to go about it, you can check the video tutorial that's available inside the Control Panel, read the in depth Help article on the subject, or just simply contact us and we can help you 24/7, though it is not likely that you'll experience any issues as all it takes to create a new CNAME record is to pick a domain/subdomain, input the hostname that you're redirecting to, and save the change. The new record is going to be fully active within the hour. Using CNAME records permits you to have better control of your domains and website content and our system is simple and intuitive enough to allow people with no previous experience to create this kind of records with ease.

CNAME Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

If you have a semi-dedicated server through our company and you want to set up a CNAME record, it requires only a few mouse clicks to complete this task. The plans are handled via our in-house built Hepsia hosting CP where you will discover a section committed to the DNS records of the domain names and subdomains hosted within the account. To create a CNAME record, you will simply have to pick the record type and the hostname (domain or subdomain), type in where the latter will be pointed to and save the modification. The new record is going to be active almost immediately in our system and will propagate worldwide within several hours. Editing or deleting an existing CNAME record within the account is just as easy and takes a click. In case you experience any difficulties, you can go through our detailed help article, watch the short video on the subject that we have added in the Control Panel, or just contact us for assistance.