If you would like to point a domain address 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 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 redirected to. That way, if you are using 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 forwarded to the website that you have set up, but it will also appear in the web browser address bar at all times. Alternative possible uses of a CNAME record are to redirect all of the visitors from various subdomains to their main domain, or to use the webmail service of your webhosting company by using webmail.your-doman.com, for instance. The latter will work only by creating a CNAME record for a subdomain due to the fact that this type of a record set up for the main domain name makes it impossible to use email addresses.
CNAME Records in Cloud Hosting
You can easily create CNAME records in case you have a Linux cloud hosting plan through our company. We'll supply you with an easy-to-use CP which allows you to see all DNS records for the domain names and subdomains that are hosted inside the account. Creating a CNAME record includes a few basic steps - select the domain/subdomain, select CNAME as the type, type in the hostname you are forwarding to, and then simply click the Save button. The procedure is as basic as that and the new record will be active almost instantly. This way, you'll have more control over your domain addresses and subdomains and over the content they open, you can set up a private URL for company e-mails, plus much more. If you feel unclear about how to set up 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 change or delete an existing CNAME record created for a domain/subdomain hosted on our end, it'll require literally only a click to make it happen.
CNAME Records in Semi-dedicated Servers
You'll be able to create, edit and delete CNAME records very easy with any of our semi-dedicated server plans. The accounts are controlled using the custom Hepsia hosting CP, and in one of its sections you'll see all records for every domain or subdomain you have added in your account. To set up a new record, you just have to pick the hostname that'll be forwarded (domain/subdomain), type in where it will be forwarded to, pick the record type, that will be CNAME in this case, and you're going to be all set. Even when you haven't used a web hosting service before, our Control Panel is incredibly intuitive to use, so you will not have any troubles. We also have a short video and a detailed help article on how to create a CNAME record, both of which are located in the exact same section of Hepsia. With this feature, you can easily use a domain hosted on our revolutionary cloud hosting platform for an Internet site created someplace else, create a custom webmail login address with any of your domain addresses, and a lot more.