If you would like to point a domain name that you have to some other domain address or subdomain, a good way to do this would be to use a CNAME record. By creating such a record, the domain being forwarded loses all its records (A, MX, etc) and instead, it takes the A record of the Internet domain it's pointed 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 site that you've created, but it'll also be displayed in the browser address bar at all times. Alternative possible uses of a CNAME record are to direct all 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 example. The latter will work only by setting up a CNAME record for a subdomain because this kind of a record set up for the main domain address makes it impossible to use e-mail addresses.

CNAME Records in Cloud Hosting

The Hepsia hosting Control Panel, which our company offers with each and every cloud hosting, allows you to set up CNAME records for every single domain or subdomain hosted inside the account with just a few mouse clicks. If you're not sure how to go about it, you should check the video tutorial available within the Control Panel, read the in depth Help article on the subject, or simply contact us and we can assist you 24/7, even though it is not likely that you'll experience any difficulties as all it takes to create a new CNAME record is to choose a domain/subdomain, type in the hostname you are pointing to, and save the modification. The new record is going to be fully active within the hour. Using CNAME records enables you to have better control of your domains and site content and our system is simple and user-friendly enough to allow individuals with no previous experience to set up this kind of records easily.

CNAME Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

The Hepsia hosting CP, which comes with every single one of our semi-dedicated server accounts, will enable you to create a CNAME record easily. In case you want to create a private URL for your emails, to forward a domain name to a subdomain within the account or to forward a domain to another provider and use some third-party service which they provide, it will not require more than 3 clicks to set up such a record. All DNS records for the domains and subdomains hosted in the semi-dedicated account are going to be listed in a separate section in the CP, so when you are there, all that you will have to do will be to pick the type of the record that you want to set up and the hostname for which you are creating it, and then type in the actual record text. For your benefit, you can watch a short video in the CP concerning how to set up a CNAME record or you can refer to the instructions in the help article, which is available in the DNS records section.