If you would like to forward a domain that you have to some other domain address or subdomain, one of the ways 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, and so forth) and instead, it takes the A record of the domain address it's pointed to. 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 forwarded to the site which you have created, but it'll also be displayed in the web browser address bar at all times. Other possible uses of a CNAME record are to redirect all the traffic from various subdomains to their main domain address, or to use the webmail service of your hosting provider by using webmail.your-doman.com, for example. The latter will work only by creating a CNAME record for a subdomain because this kind of a record created for the main domain name makes it impossible to use email addresses.

CNAME Records in Shared Web Hosting

If you have a shared web hosting plan from our company and you would like to create a CNAME record, it will take you only a few clicks to make it happen. You can access the DNS records for all domain names and subdomains hosted in your account from the Hepsia Control Panel that comes with each plan and adding a new record is as simple as clicking on a button, choosing the type, that will be CNAME in this case, entering the actual record value and saving the change. In case you have never added this sort of record before, you will find a Help section with a detailed video tutorial you can watch, or you can simply contact us and we'll assist you with this task. If you have built a website through another company, you want to use a private URL for your webmail or you would like to designate a subdomain for use with the services of a different company, for instance Google Apps, all it takes is creating a CNAME record with a few mouse clicks within your Control Panel.

CNAME Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

The Hepsia hosting CP, which comes with every one of our semi-dedicated server accounts, will allow you to create a CNAME record effortlessly. Whether you want to create a private URL for your e-mails, to point a domain address to a subdomain in the account or to forward a domain name to another company and use some third-party service which they provide, it won't require more than 3 clicks to create this type of record. All DNS records for the domain names and subdomains hosted within the semi-dedicated account will be listed in a separate section in the CP, so once you're there, all you will have to do will be to choose the type of the record that you want to create 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 inside the CP about how to create a CNAME record or you can refer to the instructions in the help article, that is available in the DNS records section.