If you would like to direct a domain name that you have to some other domain address or subdomain, a good way to do this would be to use a CNAME record. By setting up such a record, the domain being redirected loses all of its records (A, MX, and so forth) and instead, it takes the A record of the domain it's directed 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 pointed to the website that you've set up, but it will also be displayed in the web browser address bar at all times. Some other possible uses of a CNAME record are to direct all of the traffic from different subdomains to their main domain address, or to use the webmail service of your webhosting company by using webmail.your-doman.com, for example. The latter will work only by setting up a CNAME record for a subdomain due to the fact that such a record set up 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 provided you have a Linux shared hosting package through our company. We will provide you with an easy-to-use Control Panel which allows you to see all DNS records for the domain names and subdomains that are hosted in the account. Setting up a CNAME record includes a few easy steps - choose the domain/subdomain, select CNAME as the type, enter the hostname you are pointing to, after that just click the Save button. The process is as elementary as that and the new record is going to be active almost right away. This way, you will 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 more. If you feel unclear about how to create a new record or you have never done such a task, you will find a short video tutorial in which you can see the whole process first-hand. If you decide to edit or delete an existing CNAME record created for a domain/subdomain hosted on our end, it'll require literally just a mouse click to make it happen.
CNAME Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting
Managing DNS records usually appears to be a tough task to people with less experience, but the Hepsia hosting CP, which comes with each and every Linux semi-dedicated hosting package which we provide, is quite easy to use. If you need to set up a CNAME record for any purpose, all you will need to do will be to select the domain or subdomain that you need, select the type of record, that will be CNAME in this case, then type the value i.e. the domain address or subdomain you are forwarding to. The procedure is quite easy and you can create the record in the DNS Records section of the CP. Within the hour the new record is going to be completely active and within several hours it'll propagate around the world. If you are not sure what you need to 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. Naturally, you can also get in touch with us for assistance whenever you want.