If you would like to point a domain that you have to a different domain or subdomain, one way to do that would be to use a CNAME record. By creating such a record, the domain name being pointed loses all of 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 pointed to the Internet site which you have set up, but it will also appear in the Internet browser address bar at all times. Some other possible uses of a CNAME record are to forward all of the visitors from different subdomains to their main Internet domain, or to use the webmail service of your hosting provider by using webmail.your-doman.com, for example. The latter will work only by setting up a CNAME record for a subdomain since this kind of a record set up for the main domain name makes it impossible to use e-mail addresses.

CNAME Records in Website Hosting

The Hepsia hosting CP, which we provide with each and every Linux website hosting package, allows you to create CNAME records for every single domain or subdomain hosted in the account with just a few mouse clicks. If you're not certain how to go about it, you can check out the video tutorial that's available in the Control Panel, read the detailed Help article on the subject, or simply contact us and we can assist you 24/7, although it is unlikely that you will experience any issues as all it takes to create a new CNAME record is to select a domain/subdomain, type the hostname you're pointing to, and save the change. The new record is going to be fully active within the hour. Using CNAME records permits you to have better control over your domains and website content and our system is simple and user-friendly enough to allow people with no previous experience to create this kind of records effortlessly.

CNAME Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

You are going to be able to create, change and delete CNAME records easily with any one of our semi-dedicated server plans. The accounts are controlled using the custom Hepsia hosting CP, and in one of its sections you will see all records for any domain name or subdomain that you've added in your account. To create a new record, you just need to choose the hostname that'll be forwarded (domain/subdomain), enter where it is going to be forwarded to, choose the record type, that'll be CNAME in this case, and you will be all set. In case you have never used a web hosting service before, our CP is quite easy to use, so you'll not have any difficulties. We also have a short video and a detailed help article regarding how to set up a CNAME record, both of which could be found in the exact same section of Hepsia. With this function, you can easily use a domain hosted on our innovative cloud hosting platform for an Internet site created elsewhere, create a custom webmail login address with any of your domain names, and a lot more.