If you would like to forward a domain name that you have to some other domain name or subdomain, the best way to do that would be to use a CNAME record. By setting up such a record, the domain being forwarded loses all its records (A, MX, and so on) and instead, it takes the A record of the domain address it is redirected to. That way, if you are using 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 redirected to the site which you have set up, but it will also appear in the browser address bar at all times. Alternative possible uses of a CNAME record are to direct all of the targeted traffic from various subdomains to their main Internet 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 creating a CNAME record for a subdomain due to the fact that this kind of a record created for the main domain address makes it impossible to use e-mail addresses.

CNAME Records in Web Hosting

In case you have a web hosting plan through our company and you want to create a CNAME record, it'll take you only a few mouse clicks to do it. You can access the DNS records for all domain addresses and subdomains hosted in your account via the Hepsia CP offered with each plan and adding a new record is as basic as clicking on a button, choosing the type, which is CNAME in this case, typing the actual record value and saving the change. If you have never added this sort of record before, you will discover a Help section with a detailed video tutorial you can watch, or you can simply contact us and we'll assist you with this task. If you have set up a site using another company, you want to use a private URL for your webmail or you want to designate a subdomain to be used with the services of a different provider, for example Google Apps, all it takes is creating a CNAME record with a couple of mouse clicks within your Control Panel.

CNAME Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

Managing DNS records usually seems a tough task to the people with less experience, but the Hepsia hosting CP, which comes with each and every semi-dedicated server that we offer, is quite simple to use. If you wish to set up a CNAME record for any purpose, all you will need to do will be to select the domain address or subdomain you need, choose the type of record, that will be CNAME in this case, then input the value i.e. the domain name or subdomain you are forwarding to. The procedure is quite easy and you can set up the record in the DNS Records section of the Control Panel. Within the hour the new record is going to be completely active and within a couple of hours it is going to propagate worldwide. If you are not sure what you should do, we have prepared a comprehensive help article and a short video tutorial regarding how to go about creating a CNAME record and they're both located within that very same section of Hepsia. Of course, you can also get in touch with us for assistance whenever you want.