If you wish to direct a domain name that you have to another domain name or subdomain, one way to do that would be to use a CNAME record. By setting up such a record, the domain being forwarded loses all of its records (A, MX, etc) and instead, it takes the A record of the Internet domain it's redirected 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 and not only will it be forwarded to the site which you have set up, but it'll also appear in the browser address bar at all times. Some other possible uses of a CNAME record are to direct all the visitors from different subdomains to their main Internet domain, or to use the webmail service of your hosting company by using webmail.your-doman.com, for example. 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 Shared Website Hosting

If you have a shared website hosting plan through our company and you want to create a CNAME record, it'll take you only a few clicks to get it done. You can access the DNS records for all domains and subdomains hosted inside your account from the Hepsia Control Panel that comes with every single plan and adding a new record is as easy as clicking on a button, selecting the type, which will be CNAME in this case, entering the actual record value and saving the change. In case you have never added this kind 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'll assist you with this task. If you have created a website using another provider, you want to use a private URL for your webmail or you would like to designate a subdomain to be used with the services of a different provider, like Google Apps, all it takes is setting up a CNAME record with a few clicks inside your Control Panel.

CNAME Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

If you have a semi-dedicated server with our company and you wish to set up a CNAME record, it requires just a few clicks to complete this task. The plans are handled through our in-house built Hepsia hosting CP where you will discover a section committed to the DNS records of the domain names and subdomains hosted inside the account. To create a CNAME record, you will only have to pick the record type and the hostname (domain or subdomain), type in where the latter is going to be forwarded to and save the change. The new record will be active almost immediately in our system and will propagate worldwide within a few hours. Changing or deleting an existing CNAME record inside the account is just as simple and easy and takes a click. If you experience any difficulties, you can go through our in-depth help article, check out the short video on the subject that we have added in the CP, or just contact us for help.