If you'd like to point a domain name that you have to another domain name or subdomain, one of the ways to do this would be to use a CNAME record. By setting up such a record, the domain address being pointed loses all of its records (A, MX, and so forth) and instead, it takes the A record of the domain name it is directed 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 redirected to the Internet site which you have created, but it will also be displayed in the browser address bar at all times. Some other possible uses of a CNAME record are to forward all of the targeted traffic from various subdomains to their main domain address, or to use the webmail service of your hosting company by using webmail.your-doman.com, for instance. The latter will work only by creating a CNAME record for a subdomain simply because such a record created for the main domain renders it impossible to use email addresses.
CNAME Records in Cloud Website Hosting
In case you have a cloud website hosting plan from our company and you wish to create a CNAME record, it'll take you a few mouse clicks to do it. You can access the DNS records for all domains and subdomains hosted in your account through the Hepsia CP that comes with every single plan and adding a new record is as simple as clicking on a button, choosing the type, which is CNAME in this case, typing the actual record value and saving the change. If you've never added this type of record before, you will discover a Help section with a detailed video tutorial which you can watch, or you can just contact us and we'll help you with this task. If you have set up 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, for example Google Apps, all it takes is creating a CNAME record with a couple of mouse clicks within your CP.
CNAME Records in Semi-dedicated Servers
Managing DNS records usually appears to be a hard task to those with less experience, but the Hepsia hosting Control Panel, which comes with each and every semi-dedicated plan we provide, is very easy to use. If you would like to create a CNAME record for any purpose, all you will have to do will be to choose the domain name or subdomain that you need, choose the type of record, that will be CNAME in this case, then type in the value i.e. the domain name or subdomain you are forwarding to. The process is very simple and you can create the record in the DNS Records section of the CP. Within the hour the new record is going to be fully active and within several hours it'll propagate around the world. If you aren't sure what you need to do, we've prepared an in depth help article and a short video tutorial concerning how to go about creating a CNAME record and they're both located in that very same section of Hepsia. Of course, you can also get in touch with us for assistance anytime.