If you want to forward a domain that you have to some other domain or subdomain, one way to do this would be to use a CNAME record. By setting up such a record, the domain being redirected loses all its records (A, MX, and so forth) and instead, it takes the A record of the Internet domain it's directed to. This way, if you are using a web design service by some provider that gives you a subdomain, you can use an actual domain and not only will it be forwarded to the Internet site that you have set up, but it'll also be displayed in the Internet browser address bar at all times. Alternative possible uses of a CNAME record are to forward all of the traffic from different subdomains to their main 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 such a record created for the main domain makes it impossible to use email addresses.

CNAME Records in Shared Hosting

If you have a shared hosting plan through our company and you wish to create a CNAME record, it'll take you just a few mouse 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 each and every plan and adding a new record is as simple as clicking on a button, picking out the type, that will be CNAME in this case, typing the actual record value and saving the modification. In case you have never added such a record before, you will discover a Help section with a detailed video tutorial you can watch, or you can simply contact us and we'll assist you with this task. If you have created a site via another provider, you want to use a private URL for your webmail or you want to designate a subdomain to be used with the services of a different company, such as Google Apps, all it takes is creating a CNAME record with a few mouse clicks inside your CP.

CNAME Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

You'll be able to set up, edit and delete CNAME records very easy with any one of our semi-dedicated server plans. The accounts are controlled through the custom Hepsia hosting Control Panel, and in one of its sections you'll see all records for any domain address or subdomain that you've added in your account. To set up a new record, you just need to choose the hostname that will be forwarded (domain/subdomain), input where it will be forwarded to, select the record type, that will be CNAME in this case, and you are going to be all set. In case you haven't used a web hosting service before, our CP is very easy to use, so you'll not have any problems. We also have a short video and an in-depth help article regarding how to set up a CNAME record, both of which are located in the same section of Hepsia. With this function, you can easily use a domain hosted on our groundbreaking cloud hosting platform for a site created elsewhere, set up a custom webmail login address with any of your domains, and a lot more.