If you wish to direct a domain name that you have to a different domain address or subdomain, one 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 name it is directed to. That way, if you use 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 directed to the site that you've set up, but it will also be displayed in the web browser address bar at all times. Alternative possible uses of a CNAME record are to redirect all of the traffic from various subdomains to their main domain name, or to use the webmail service of your hosting provider by using webmail.your-doman.com, for instance. The latter will work only by creating a CNAME record for a subdomain because this kind of a record set up for the main domain makes it impossible to use email addresses.
CNAME Records in Shared Web Hosting
You can easily set up CNAME records if you have a Linux shared web hosting package from our company. We're going to supply you with an easy-to-use Control Panel where you could see all DNS records for the domain names and subdomains that are hosted within the account. Creating a CNAME record includes a number of basic steps - select the domain/subdomain, pick CNAME as the type, type in the hostname you are redirecting to, after that just click the Save button. The process is as simple as that and the new record will be active almost immediately. That way, you will have more control over your domain names and subdomains and over the content they open, you can create a private URL for company emails, and 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 could see the whole process first-hand. If you decide to modify or delete an existing CNAME record created for a domain/subdomain hosted on our end, it'll take you literally only a click to get it done.
CNAME Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting
If you have a semi-dedicated server through our company and you want to create a CNAME record, it requires just a couple of mouse clicks to complete this task. The plans are managed through our in-house built Hepsia hosting Control Panel in which you will discover a section committed to the DNS records of the domains and subdomains hosted within the account. To create a CNAME record, you'll only have to choose the record type and the hostname (domain or subdomain), type where the latter is going to be redirected to and save the modification. The new record is going to be active almost right away in our system and will propagate worldwide within a few hours. Editing or deleting an existing CNAME record in the account is just as easy and takes a click. If you experience any troubles, you can go through our in-depth help article, watch the short video on the topic that we have added in the Control Panel, or simply contact us for assistance.