If you want to point a domain address that you have to another domain or subdomain, one of the ways to do that would be to use a CNAME record. By creating such a record, the domain name being forwarded loses all of its records (A, MX, and so on) and instead, it takes the A record of the domain address it's forwarded to. That way, if you are using a web design service by some company that gives you a subdomain, you can use an actual domain and not only will it be redirected to the website that you have set up, but it will also be displayed in the web browser address bar at all times. Some other possible uses of a CNAME record are to redirect all the targeted traffic from different subdomains to their main Internet domain, or to use the webmail service of your hosting 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 this kind of a record set up for the main domain renders it impossible to use email addresses.

CNAME Records in Web Hosting

If you have a web hosting plan through our company and you would like to create a CNAME record, it will take you only a few clicks to do it. You can access the DNS records for all domains and subdomains hosted in your account from the Hepsia Control Panel offered with every single plan and adding a new record is as easy as clicking on a button, selecting the type, that will be CNAME in this case, typing the actual record value and saving the change. If you've never added such a record before, you will find a Help section with a detailed video tutorial you can watch, or you can simply contact us and we will assist you with this task. If you have built a website using another provider, you want to use a private URL for your webmail or you wish to designate a subdomain for use with the services of a different provider, for example Google Apps, all it takes is creating a CNAME record with a few clicks in your CP.

CNAME Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

If you have a semi-dedicated server with our company and you wish to create a CNAME record, it will require just a few clicks to complete this task. The plans are managed via our in-house built Hepsia hosting CP in which you will find a section committed to the DNS records of the domain addresses and subdomains hosted in the account. To create a CNAME record, you will only have to choose the record type and the hostname (domain or subdomain), key in where the latter is going to be forwarded to and save the modification. The new record is going to be active almost immediately in our system and will propagate worldwide within a couple of hours. Modifying or deleting an existing CNAME record in the account is equally simple and takes a click. If you experience any difficulties, you can go through our comprehensive help article, watch the short video on the subject that we have added in the Control Panel, or you can simply contact us for help.