If you'd like to point a domain address that you have to some other domain address or subdomain, the best way to do that would be to use a CNAME record. By creating such a record, the domain address being forwarded loses all its records (A, MX, etc) and instead, it takes the A record of the domain name it's directed to. That way, if you use 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 Internet site which you have set up, but it'll also be displayed in the Internet browser address bar at all times. Some other possible uses of a CNAME record are to forward all of the 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 this kind of a record created for the main domain address renders it impossible to use email addresses.

CNAME Records in Cloud Web Hosting

The Hepsia hosting CP, which our company offers with each and every cloud web hosting, will enable you to create CNAME records for any domain address or subdomain hosted within the account with only a few mouse clicks. If you aren't absolutely sure how to go about it, you should check the video tutorial available in the CP, read the comprehensive Help article on the subject, or you can simply contact us and we can help you 24/7, even though it is not likely that you will experience any difficulties as all it takes to create a new CNAME record is to choose a domain/subdomain, type the hostname you're redirecting to, and save the modification. The new record will be fully active within the hour. Using CNAME records enables you to have better control over your domains and site content and our system is simple and intuitive enough to allow people with no previous experience to set up this kind of records easily.

CNAME Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

Managing DNS records usually seems to be a hard task to those with less experience, but the Hepsia hosting Control Panel, which comes with each semi-dedicated hosting plan which we provide, is quite simple to use. If you wish to create a CNAME record for any purpose, all that you need to do will be to select the domain address or subdomain you need, pick the type of record, which will be CNAME in this case, then type the value i.e. the domain name or subdomain you are forwarding to. The process is quite simple and you can create the record in the DNS Records section of the CP. Within the hour the new record will be fully active and within a couple of hours it'll propagate around the world. If you are not sure what you should do, we've prepared an in depth help article and a short video tutorial concerning how to go about creating a CNAME record and they are both located within that very same section of Hepsia. Naturally, you can also get in touch with us for help at any moment.