If you would like to forward a domain that you have to a different domain name or subdomain, the best way to do that would be to use a CNAME record. By setting up such a record, the domain address being redirected loses all of its records (A, MX, and so on) and instead, it takes the A record of the domain name it's redirected to. That 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 redirected to the site you have set up, but it'll also appear in the browser address bar at all times. Alternative possible uses of a CNAME record are to forward all of the traffic from different subdomains to their main Internet domain, 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 simply because such a record set up for the main domain renders it impossible to use email addresses.
CNAME Records in Web Hosting
You can effortlessly create CNAME records provided you have a web hosting through our company. We will provide you with an easy-to-use Control Panel which allows you to observe all DNS records for the domain names and subdomains that are hosted inside the account. Setting up a CNAME record includes a few simple steps - select the domain/subdomain, pick CNAME as the type, type in the hostname you are redirecting to, after that just click on the Save button. The procedure is as simple as that and the new record will be active almost instantly. This way, you're going to have more control over your domain addresses and subdomains and over the content they open, you can create a private URL for company emails, plus much more. If you feel uncertain about how to set up a new record or you have never done such a task, you will find a short video tutorial where you can see the whole process first-hand. If you want to change 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 get it done.
CNAME Records in Semi-dedicated Servers
You'll be able to set up, change and delete CNAME records very easy with all of our semi-dedicated server plans. The accounts are controlled using the custom Hepsia hosting Control Panel, and in one of its sections you will see all records for every domain name or subdomain that you have added in your account. To create a new record, you only have to pick the hostname that'll be forwarded (domain/subdomain), type where it is going to be forwarded to, select the record type, that will be CNAME in this case, and you are going to be all set. Even if you haven't used a web hosting service before, our CP is very intuitive to use, so you will not have any difficulties. We also have a short video and an in-depth help article on how to create a CNAME record, both of which could be found in the exact same section of Hepsia. With this feature, you could easily use a domain name hosted on our cutting edge cloud hosting platform for an Internet site created someplace else, create a custom webmail login address with any of your domains, and a lot more.