If you would like to forward a domain name that you have to some other domain name or subdomain, one of the ways to do that would be to use a CNAME record. By creating such a record, the domain being pointed loses all of its records (A, MX, and so on) and instead, it takes the A record of the domain name it's redirected to. This way, if you are using a web design service by some provider that gives you a subdomain, you can use an actual domain and not only will it be forwarded to the Internet site that you've set up, but it'll also appear in the Internet browser address bar at all times. Some other possible uses of a CNAME record are to redirect all of the traffic from different subdomains to their main domain, or to use the webmail service of your webhosting company by using webmail.your-doman.com, for instance. The latter will work only by setting up a CNAME record for a subdomain simply because such a record set up for the main domain address renders it impossible to use e-mail addresses.
CNAME Records in Cloud Hosting
In case you have a cloud hosting plan through our company and you want to set up a CNAME record, it'll take you a few mouse clicks to do it. You can access the DNS records for all domains and subdomains hosted inside your account through the Hepsia CP offered with each plan and adding a new record is as easy as clicking on a button, picking out the type, which will be CNAME in this case, entering the actual record value and saving the change. If you've never added this type of record before, you will find a Help section with a detailed video tutorial that you can watch, or you can just contact us and we'll assist you with this task. If you have built a website through another provider, you want to use a private URL for your webmail or you want to designate a subdomain for use with the services of a different provider, such as Google Apps, all it takes is creating a CNAME record with a few clicks in your CP.
CNAME Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting
You will be able to set up, change and delete CNAME records easily with any one of our semi-dedicated server plans. The accounts are managed via the custom Hepsia hosting Control Panel, and in one of its sections you'll see all records for every domain name or subdomain that you've added in your account. To set up a new record, you need to pick the hostname which will be forwarded (domain/subdomain), enter where it will be forwarded to, select the record type, that will be CNAME in this case, and you will be all set. Even if you haven't used a web hosting service before, our Control Panel is quite intuitive to use, so you will not have any troubles. We also have a short video and a detailed help article concerning 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 name hosted on our cutting edge cloud hosting platform for a site created somewhere else, create a custom webmail login address with any of your domain addresses, and more.