If you would like to direct a domain name that you have to a different domain or subdomain, a good way to do this would be to use a CNAME record. By setting up such a record, the domain being pointed loses all its records (A, MX, and so forth) and instead, it takes the A record of the Internet domain it's directed to. By doing this, if you are using a web design service by some company that gives you a subdomain, you can use an actual domain and not only will it be redirected to the website which you have set up, but it'll also be displayed in the browser address bar at all times. Alternative possible uses of a CNAME record are to forward all the visitors from various subdomains to their main domain name, or to use the webmail service of your hosting provider by using webmail.your-doman.com, for instance. The latter will work only by setting up a CNAME record for a subdomain simply because this kind of a record set up for the main domain address makes it impossible to use email addresses.

CNAME Records in Cloud Hosting

The Hepsia hosting CP, which we offer with each and every Linux cloud hosting service, allows you to create CNAME records for any domain or subdomain hosted in the account with several mouse clicks. If you are not absolutely sure how to go about it, you can check the video tutorial that is available in the Control Panel, read the comprehensive Help article on the subject, or just simply contact us and we will help you 24/7, though it is unlikely you'll experience any problems as all it takes to set up a new CNAME record is to choose a domain/subdomain, input the hostname you are forwarding to, and save the change. The new record will be fully active within the hour. Using CNAME records enables you to have better control over your domain names and site content and our system is simple and intuitive enough to allow people with no previous experience to set up such records easily.

CNAME Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

The Hepsia hosting Control Panel, which comes with each of our semi-dedicated server accounts, will permit you to set up a CNAME record effortlessly. If you want to create a private URL for your emails, to redirect a domain address to a subdomain in the account or to forward a domain address to another provider and use some third-party service that they provide, it will not take you more than three mouse clicks to set up this sort of record. All DNS records for the domain names and subdomains hosted within the semi-dedicated account are going to be listed in a separate section in the CP, so once you're there, all 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 input the actual record text. For your benefit, you can see a short video in the CP about how to create a CNAME record or you can refer to the instructions in the help article, that is available in the DNS records section.