If you'd like to point a domain address that you have to another domain or subdomain, the best way to do that would be to use a CNAME record. By creating such a record, the domain being forwarded loses all its records (A, MX, and so on) and instead, it takes the A record of the domain address it's forwarded 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 that you've set up, but it'll also appear in the Internet browser address bar at all times. Other possible uses of a CNAME record are to direct all of the 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 such a record created for the main domain name makes it impossible to use email addresses.

CNAME Records in Shared Website Hosting

The Hepsia hosting CP, which we provide with each and every Linux shared website hosting, will enable you to create CNAME records for every domain address or subdomain hosted inside the account with several mouse clicks. If you aren't confident how to go about it, you can check out the video tutorial that's available within the CP, read the comprehensive Help article on the subject, or you can simply contact us and we can assist you 24/7, even though it is unlikely that you'll experience any issues as all it takes to set up a new CNAME record is to select a domain/subdomain, enter the hostname you are redirecting to, and save the modification. The new record is going to be fully active within the hour. Using CNAME records permits you to have better control over your domain addresses and website content and our system is simple and user-friendly enough to allow people who have no previous experience to create such records with ease.

CNAME Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Managing DNS records usually seems to be a tough task to people with less experience, but the Hepsia hosting Control Panel, which comes with every single semi-dedicated hosting package that we provide, is very simple to use. If you wish to create a CNAME record for any purpose, all that you will have to do will be to select the domain name or subdomain that you need, select the type of record, that will be CNAME in this case, then type the value i.e. the domain name or subdomain you are forwarding to. The procedure is quite easy and you can set up the record in the DNS Records section of the CP. Within the hour the new record is going to be 100 % active and within a few hours it's going to propagate around the world. If you aren't sure what you need to do, we have prepared an in depth help article and a short video tutorial regarding how to go about creating a CNAME record and they are both located in that same section of Hepsia. Of course, you can also get in touch with us for help anytime.