If you want to direct a domain address that you have to some other 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 forth) and instead, it takes the A record of the domain it's directed 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 and not only will it be redirected to the site that you've set up, but it will also be displayed in the Internet browser address bar at all times. Other possible uses of a CNAME record are to direct all of the traffic from various subdomains to their main domain name, or to use the webmail service of your hosting 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 such a record created for the main domain name makes it impossible to use e-mail addresses.

CNAME Records in Shared Hosting

The Hepsia hosting Control Panel, which we provide with each and every Linux shared hosting, will permit you to create CNAME records for every domain or subdomain hosted within the account with only a few mouse clicks. If you aren't sure how to go about it, you can check the video tutorial that's available in the CP, read the detailed Help article on the subject, or simply contact us and we will help you 24/7, although it is not likely that you will experience any issues as all it takes to set up a new CNAME record is to select a domain/subdomain, type in the hostname you're redirecting to, and save the modification. The new record will be fully active within the hour. Using CNAME records permits you to have better control over your domain addresses and site content and our system is simple and user-friendly enough to allow people with no previous experience to create this sort of records easily.

CNAME Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

If you have a semi-dedicated server with our company and you want to create a CNAME record, it will take no more than a couple of clicks to complete this task. The plans are handled via our in-house built Hepsia hosting CP in which you will see a section dedicated to the DNS records of the domain names and subdomains hosted in the account. To set up a CNAME record, you'll simply have to choose the record type and the hostname (domain or subdomain), input where the latter will be directed to and save the modification. The new record is going to be active almost immediately in our system and will propagate worldwide within a few hours. Editing or deleting an existing CNAME record inside the account is just as simple and easy and takes a click. In the event you experience any problems, you can go through our detailed help article, check out the short video on the topic that we have added in the Control Panel, or you can simply contact us for assistance.