If you want to forward a domain address that you have to another domain address or subdomain, the best way to do that would be to use a CNAME record. By setting up such a record, the domain being redirected loses all its records (A, MX, and so on) and instead, it takes the A record of the domain it's redirected to. In this way, if you use a web design service by some company that gives you a subdomain, you can use an actual domain name and not only will it be directed to the Internet site that you've set up, but it'll also be displayed in the browser address bar at all times. Other possible uses of a CNAME record are to redirect all of the visitors from different subdomains to their main domain, or to use the webmail service of your hosting 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 this type of a record created for the main domain renders it impossible to use e-mail addresses.
CNAME Records in Website Hosting
You can effortlessly create CNAME records provided you have a Linux website hosting with our company. We are going to supply you with an easy-to-use Control Panel where you could observe all DNS records for the domains and subdomains which are hosted in the account. Creating a CNAME record involves several basic steps - pick the domain/subdomain, select CNAME as the type, type in the hostname you are redirecting to, and then just click the Save button. The process is as easy as that and the new record is going to be active almost right away. This way, you'll have more control over your domains and subdomains and over the content they open, you'll be able to create a private URL for company emails, and much more. If you feel unclear about how to create a new record or you have never done such a task, you will find there's a short video tutorial in which you can see the whole process first-hand. If you want to modify or delete an existing CNAME record created for a domain/subdomain hosted on our end, it will take you literally simply a mouse click to make it happen.
CNAME Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting
The Hepsia hosting CP, which comes with every one of our semi-dedicated server accounts, will enable you to set up a CNAME record without difficulty. When you want to create a private URL for your emails, to point a domain address to a subdomain within the account or to forward a domain name to another provider and use some third-party service that they provide, it will not require more than three clicks to create this kind of record. All DNS records for the domains and subdomains hosted in 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 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 Control Panel about how to set up a CNAME record or you can follow the instructions in the help article, that's available in the DNS records section.