If you want to direct a domain name that you have to some other domain address or subdomain, one of the ways to do that would be to use a CNAME record. By creating such a record, the domain name being pointed loses all of its records (A, MX, and so on) and instead, it takes the A record of the Internet domain 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 and not only will it be forwarded to the website you have created, but it'll also appear in the browser address bar at all times. Alternative possible uses of a CNAME record are to redirect all of the visitors from different subdomains to their main Internet domain, or to use the webmail service of your hosting provider by using webmail.your-doman.com, for example. The latter will work only by setting up a CNAME record for a subdomain simply because such a record set up for the main domain address renders it impossible to use email addresses.

CNAME Records in Website Hosting

The Hepsia hosting Control Panel, which we provide with each and every Linux website hosting, will allow you to set up CNAME records for every domain or subdomain hosted within the account with only a few clicks. If you're not certain 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 simply contact us and we can help you 24/7, even though it is not likely that you'll experience any difficulties as all it takes to set up a new CNAME record is to choose a domain/subdomain, type the hostname you are forwarding to, and save the change. The new record is going to be fully active within the hour. Using CNAME records allows you to have better control of your domains and website content and our system is simple and user-friendly enough to allow individuals with no previous experience to set up this kind of records effortlessly.

CNAME Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

You're going to be able to create, modify and delete CNAME records easily with any one of our semi-dedicated server plans. The accounts are managed from the custom Hepsia hosting CP, and in one of its sections you'll see all records for every domain name or subdomain which you have added in your account. To set up a new record, you simply need to pick the hostname that'll be forwarded (domain/subdomain), type where it is going to be forwarded to, select the record type, which will be CNAME in this case, and you are going to be ready. Even if you haven't used a web hosting service before, our CP is quite easy to use, so you'll not have any troubles. We also have a short video and an in-depth help article regarding how to set up a CNAME record, both of which could be found in the same section of Hepsia. With this feature, you could easily use a domain address hosted on our cutting edge cloud hosting platform for a website created elsewhere, create a custom webmail login address with any of your domain addresses, and much more.