If you would like to point a domain that you have to another domain or subdomain, one of the ways 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 it's directed to. By doing this, if you are using a web design service by some provider that gives you a subdomain, you can use an actual domain and not only will it be forwarded to the website you have set up, but it'll also be displayed in the web browser address bar at all times. Some other possible uses of a CNAME record are to forward all the visitors from different subdomains to their main 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 because this type of a record created for the main domain address renders it impossible to use email addresses.

CNAME Records in Shared Web Hosting

The Hepsia hosting CP, which we offer with each and every shared web hosting, will enable you to create CNAME records for every domain or subdomain hosted within the account with only a few mouse clicks. If you aren't certain how to go about it, you can check the video tutorial that is available inside the Control Panel, read the in depth Help article on the subject, or just simply contact us and we can help you 24/7, even though it is not likely you'll experience any difficulties as all it takes to set up a new CNAME record is to choose a domain/subdomain, input the hostname that you're forwarding to, and save the modification. The new record will be fully active within the hour. Using CNAME records enables you to have better control of your domain names and site content and our system is simple and user-friendly enough to allow people who have no previous experience to create this kind of records easily.

CNAME Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

The Hepsia hosting Control Panel, which comes with each of our semi-dedicated server accounts, will allow you to set up a CNAME record effortlessly. If you want to create a private URL for your e-mails, to redirect a domain name to a subdomain inside the account or to forward a domain name to another provider and use some third-party service which they provide, it won't require more than 3 mouse clicks to create such a record. All DNS records for the domain addresses and subdomains hosted in the semi-dedicated account will be listed in a separate section in the Control Panel, so once you are there, all you will have to do will be to choose the type of the record that you want to create and the hostname for which you are creating it, and then input the actual record text. For your benefit, you can see a short video within 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.