If you would like to forward a domain that you have to some other domain address or subdomain, the best way to do this would be to use a CNAME record. By setting up such a record, the domain being pointed loses all its records (A, MX, and so forth) and instead, it takes the A record of the domain address it's redirected to. By doing this, if you are using 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 website which you have created, but it'll also appear in the Internet browser address bar at all times. Some other possible uses of a CNAME record are to point all the targeted traffic from different subdomains to their main domain, or to use the webmail service of your hosting provider 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 name renders it impossible to use email addresses.

CNAME Records in Cloud Website Hosting

The Hepsia hosting CP, which our company offers with each and every Linux cloud website hosting, will allow you to set up CNAME records for every domain or subdomain hosted inside the account with just a few clicks. If you aren't sure how to go about it, you can check the video tutorial that is available in the Control Panel, read the in depth Help article on the subject, or just simply contact us and we can assist you 24/7, even though it is unlikely that you'll experience any problems as all it takes to create a new CNAME record is to pick a domain/subdomain, enter the hostname that you're pointing to, and save the change. The new record will be fully active within the hour. Using CNAME records allows you to have better control of your domain addresses and site content and our system is simple and intuitive enough to allow individuals with no previous experience to create this sort of records effortlessly.

CNAME Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

You are going to be able to create, modify and delete CNAME records very easy with all of our semi-dedicated server plans. The accounts are controlled via the custom Hepsia hosting CP, and in one of its sections you'll see all records for any domain address or subdomain which you have added in your account. To create a new record, you have to select the hostname that will be forwarded (domain/subdomain), enter where it is going to be forwarded to, pick the record type, which will be CNAME in this case, and you're going to be all set. In case you haven't used a web hosting service before, our CP is incredibly intuitive to use, so you will not have any problems. We also have a short video and a detailed help article concerning how to set up a CNAME record, both of which can be found in the exact same section of Hepsia. With this function, you can easily use a domain address hosted on our cutting edge cloud hosting platform for a website created someplace else, set up a custom webmail login address with any of your domain addresses, and a lot more.