If you'd like to point a domain that you have to another domain or subdomain, a good way to do that would be to use a CNAME record. By creating such a record, the domain address being pointed loses all of its records (A, MX, etc) and instead, it takes the A record of the Internet domain it is forwarded to. In this way, if you are using a web design service by some provider that gives you a subdomain, you can use an actual domain name and not only will it be forwarded to the Internet site that you have created, but it will also appear in the web browser address bar at all times. Some other possible uses of a CNAME record are to point all of the targeted traffic from different 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 since this kind of a record created for the main domain renders it impossible to use email addresses.
CNAME Records in Web Hosting
You can effortlessly set up CNAME records if you have a Linux web hosting package from our company. We'll supply you with an easy-to-use CP where you could see all DNS records for the domain names and subdomains which are hosted in the account. Setting up a CNAME record involves several easy steps - select the domain/subdomain, pick CNAME as the type, enter the hostname you are redirecting to, then just click on the Save button. The process is as basic as that and the new record will be active almost right away. That way, you are going to have more control over your domains and subdomains and over the content they open, you'll be able to set up a private URL for company emails, and a lot more. If you feel unclear about how to set up a new record or you have never done such a task, we have a short video tutorial where you could see the whole process first-hand. If you decide to edit or delete an existing CNAME record created for a domain/subdomain hosted on our end, it'll take you literally simply a mouse click to make it happen.
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 takes only a few mouse clicks to complete this task. The plans are managed via our in-house built Hepsia hosting CP where you will see a section committed to the DNS records of the domain names and subdomains hosted within the account. To set up a CNAME record, you'll simply have to choose the record type and the hostname (domain or subdomain), type where the latter is going to be pointed to and save the change. The new record is going to be active almost right away in our system and will propagate worldwide within a couple of hours. Modifying or deleting an existing CNAME record in the account is equally simple and easy and takes a click. In the event you experience any issues, you can go through our detailed help article, watch the short video on the topic that we have added in the Control Panel, or you can just contact us for help.