If you'd like to direct a domain name that you have to a different domain address or subdomain, one way to do that would be to use a CNAME record. By creating such a record, the domain name being pointed loses all its records (A, MX, etc) and instead, it takes the A record of the Internet domain it's directed to. This way, if you use 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 forwarded to the site which you have created, but it'll also appear in the web browser address bar at all times. Some other possible uses of a CNAME record are to redirect all the visitors 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 setting up a CNAME record for a subdomain because such a record set up for the main domain name renders it impossible to use e-mail addresses.

CNAME Records in Cloud Hosting

If you have a cloud hosting plan through our company and you want to create a CNAME record, it'll take you a few clicks to do it. You can access the DNS records for all domain names and subdomains hosted inside your account via the Hepsia CP that comes with each and every plan and adding a new record is as easy as clicking on a button, picking out the type, which will be CNAME in this case, inputting the actual record value and saving the modification. If you've never added such a record before, we have a Help section with a detailed video tutorial which you can watch, or you can just contact us and we'll assist you with this task. If you have set up a website through another company, 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, like Google Apps, all it takes is setting up a CNAME record with a few mouse clicks in your CP.

CNAME Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

You will be able to create, edit and delete CNAME records really easy with all of our semi-dedicated server plans. The accounts are controlled using the custom Hepsia hosting Control Panel, and in one of its sections you'll see all records for every domain or subdomain that you have added in your account. To set up a new record, you need to select the hostname that will be forwarded (domain/subdomain), type where it will be forwarded to, pick the record type, which will be CNAME in this case, and you're going to be ready. Even if you have never used a web hosting service before, our Control Panel is incredibly easy to use, so you will not have any difficulties. We also have a short video and an in-depth help article concerning how to create a CNAME record, both of which are available in the exact same section of Hepsia. With this feature, you can easily use a domain name hosted on our cutting edge cloud hosting platform for a site created someplace else, create a custom webmail login address with any of your domain names, and more.