There are various ways to direct a domain address to another domain or subdomain and one of them is by setting up a CNAME record. In case you own a domain name and you've developed a site using some on-line service which supplies you with a service subdomain, you can easily link the two by setting up a CNAME record for your-domain.com that directs to subdomain.provider.com. What you're going to achieve as a result is that www.your-domain.com will be in the browser address bar while it opens the already mentioned site from the servers of the third-party provider. It is essential to know that if you set up a CNAME record, any other records your domain address may have will stop functioning, so you cannot have both a CNAME record directing to one company and working e-mail address with another. The CNAME record is always an alpha string, not a number, and often further configuration may be needed with the other company.
CNAME Records in Cloud Hosting
The Hepsia hosting CP, which we offer with each and every cloud plan, will allow you to set up CNAME records for every domain name or subdomain hosted within the account with several mouse clicks. If you are not confident how to go about it, you should check the video tutorial that's available inside the CP, read the comprehensive Help article on the subject, or simply contact us and we will help you 24/7, although it is unlikely that you'll experience any issues as all it takes to set up a new CNAME record is to pick a domain/subdomain, type the hostname you are redirecting to, and save the modification. The new record is going to be fully active within the hour. Using CNAME records enables you to have better control over your domains and website content and our system is simple and user-friendly enough to allow individuals with no previous experience to create this sort of records easily.
CNAME Records in Semi-dedicated Servers
You're going to be able to set up, change and delete CNAME records very easy with any of our semi-dedicated server plans. The accounts are handled through the custom Hepsia hosting Control Panel, and in one of its sections you will see all records for every domain or subdomain that you've added in your account. To set up a new record, you simply have to select the hostname which will be forwarded (domain/subdomain), enter where it will be forwarded to, select the record type, that will be CNAME in this case, and you are going to be all set. Even when you have never used a web hosting service before, our Control Panel is very intuitive to use, so you'll not have any troubles. We also have a short video and an in-depth help article concerning how to set up a CNAME record, both of which are located in the same section of Hepsia. With this feature, you can easily use a domain name hosted on our cutting edge cloud hosting platform for a site created somewhere else, create a custom webmail login address with any of your domain names, and much more.