If you would like to point a domain name that you have to another domain address or subdomain, a good way to do this would be to use a CNAME record. By setting up such a record, the domain name being pointed loses all of its records (A, MX, and so on) and instead, it takes the A record of the domain name it's directed to. This 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 redirected to the website that you've set up, but it'll also appear in the Internet browser address bar at all times. Other possible uses of a CNAME record are to forward all the targeted traffic from different subdomains to their main 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 since this kind of a record created for the main domain name renders it impossible to use e-mail addresses.
CNAME Records in Cloud Website Hosting
In case you have a cloud website hosting plan through our company and you wish to create a CNAME record, it will take you a few mouse clicks to get it done. You can access the DNS records for all domain names and subdomains hosted inside your account through the Hepsia Control Panel included 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, typing the actual record value and saving the change. If you've never added such a 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 created a website using another provider, you want to use a private URL for your webmail or you wish to designate a subdomain to be used with the services of a different company, such as 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 Servers
If you have a semi-dedicated server through our company and you would like to create a CNAME record, it will take only a couple of clicks to complete this task. The plans are managed through our in-house built Hepsia hosting CP where you will see a section dedicated to the DNS records of the domain addresses and subdomains hosted in the account. To create a CNAME record, you will only have to choose the record type and the hostname (domain or subdomain), type in where the latter will be pointed to and save the change. The new record will be active almost immediately in our system and will propagate worldwide within a couple of hours. Changing or deleting an existing CNAME record inside the account is equally simple and takes a click. In case you experience any troubles, you can go through our comprehensive help article, check out the short video on the topic that we have added in the CP, or you can simply contact us for help.