If you would like to forward a domain name that you have to a different 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 name being pointed loses all of its records (A, MX, etc) and instead, it takes the A record of the domain it is forwarded to. In this 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 directed to the website which you have set up, but it will also be displayed in the Internet browser address bar at all times. Some other possible uses of a CNAME record are to direct all the visitors from different subdomains to their main domain, 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 since this type of a record created for the main domain makes it impossible to use e-mail addresses.

CNAME Records in Cloud Hosting

You can effortlessly set up CNAME records provided you have a cloud plan from our company. We are going to provide you with an easy-to-use CP where you could observe all DNS records for the domain addresses and subdomains which are hosted within the account. Setting up a CNAME record involves a number of easy steps - pick the domain/subdomain, choose CNAME as the type, enter the hostname you are pointing to, then just click on the Save button. The process is as basic as that and the new record will be active almost right away. That way, you will have more control over your domain names and subdomains and over the content they open, you can set up a private URL for company e-mails, and more. If you feel unsure about how to set up a new record or you have never done such a task, we have a short video tutorial where you can see the whole process first-hand. If you want to change or delete an existing CNAME record created for a domain/subdomain hosted on our end, it'll require literally just a click to do it.

CNAME Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

The Hepsia hosting Control Panel, which comes with each of our semi-dedicated server accounts, will permit you to create a CNAME record with ease. In case you want to create a private URL for your emails, to point a domain to a subdomain in the account or to forward a domain to another provider and use some third-party service that they provide, it's not going to require more than three mouse clicks to create 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 CP, so when you're there, all that 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 convenience, you can see a short video within the CP about how to create a CNAME record or you can follow the instructions in the help article, that's available in the DNS records section.