If you'd like to point a domain address that you have to some other domain name or subdomain, a good way to do that would be to use a CNAME record. By creating such a record, the domain address being redirected loses all its records (A, MX, and so on) and instead, it takes the A record of the domain name it is directed 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 which you have created, but it will also be displayed in the browser address bar at all times. Some other possible uses of a CNAME record are to direct all the traffic from different subdomains to their main 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 due to the fact that such a record set up for the main domain address makes it impossible to use email addresses.
CNAME Records in Shared Hosting
If you have a shared hosting plan from our company and you want to set up a CNAME record, it will take you only a few clicks to get it done. You can access the DNS records for all domain addresses and subdomains hosted inside your account via the Hepsia Control Panel offered with each plan and adding a new record is as basic as clicking on a button, choosing the type, which is CNAME in this case, entering the actual record value and saving the modification. In case you have never added this sort of record before, you will find a Help section with a detailed video tutorial that you can watch, or you can simply contact us and we will assist you with this task. If you have set up a website via another company, 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, like Google Apps, all it takes is creating a CNAME record with a couple of mouse clicks within your Control Panel.
CNAME Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting
You're going to be able to create, change and delete CNAME records very easy with any one of our semi-dedicated server plans. The accounts are managed via the custom Hepsia hosting CP, and in one of its sections you'll see all records for every domain or subdomain that you've added in your account. To create a new record, you simply need to select the hostname that'll be forwarded (domain/subdomain), type in where it will be forwarded to, choose the record type, that will be CNAME in this case, and you're going to be all set. Even when you have never used a web hosting service before, our Control Panel is quite easy to use, so you will not have any issues. We also have a short video and a detailed help article concerning how to create a CNAME record, both of which are available in the exact same section of Hepsia. With this feature, you can easily use a domain name hosted on our innovative cloud hosting platform for a site created elsewhere, set up a custom webmail login address with any of your domain names, plus much more.