If you want to forward a domain that you have to a different domain address or subdomain, one way to do that would be to use a CNAME record. By creating such a record, the domain address being pointed loses all its records (A, MX, etc) and instead, it takes the A record of the domain address it is redirected to. That way, if you use a web design service by some provider that gives you a subdomain, you can use an actual domain name and not only will it be forwarded to the site which you have created, but it will also appear in the web browser address bar at all times. Other possible uses of a CNAME record are to point all of the 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 example. 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 name renders it impossible to use e-mail addresses.

CNAME Records in Shared Hosting

You can effortlessly set up CNAME records in case you have a Linux shared hosting package from our company. We are going to provide you with an easy-to-use Control Panel that enables you to view all DNS records for the domains and subdomains which are hosted within the account. Creating a CNAME record includes a few basic steps - pick the domain/subdomain, pick CNAME as the type, enter the hostname you are forwarding to, after that just click on the Save button. The procedure is as simple as that and the new record is going to be active almost instantly. This way, you'll have more control over your domains and subdomains and over the content they open, you can set up a private URL for company e-mails, and a lot more. If you feel unsure about how to create a new record or you have never done such a task, you will find there's a short video tutorial where you could see the whole process first-hand. If you choose to modify or delete an existing CNAME record created for a domain/subdomain hosted on our end, it will take you literally only a mouse click to get it done.

CNAME Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

The Hepsia hosting CP, which comes with every one of our semi-dedicated server accounts, will permit you to set up a CNAME record effortlessly. When you want to create a private URL for your emails, to forward a domain address 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 take you more than 3 clicks to set up this sort of record. All DNS records for the domains and subdomains hosted inside the semi-dedicated account will be listed in a separate section in the Control Panel, so once you're there, all you will have to do will be to choose the type of the record that you want to set up and the hostname for which you are creating it, and then enter the actual record text. For your benefit, you can watch a short video within the CP concerning how to set up a CNAME record or you can follow the instructions in the help article, which is available in the DNS records section.