There are many ways to redirect a domain address to another domain or subdomain and one of them is by creating a CNAME record. In case you own a domain name and you have developed a site through some online service which provides you with a service subdomain, you could easily link the two by setting up a CNAME record for your-domain.com that points to subdomain.provider.com. What you're going to achieve in this way is that www.your-domain.com is going to be in the web 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 create 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 provider and working e-mail address with another. The CNAME record is always an alpha string, not a number, and often more configuration may be necessary with the other provider.

CNAME Records in Shared Web Hosting

The Hepsia hosting CP, which we offer with each and every shared web hosting plan, will enable you to create CNAME records for any domain name or subdomain hosted inside the account with only a few clicks. If you're not sure how to go about it, you can check the video tutorial available inside the Control Panel, read the detailed Help article on the subject, or simply contact us and we can help you 24/7, even though it is unlikely that you will experience any difficulties as all it takes to set up a new CNAME record is to pick a domain/subdomain, type in the hostname you are forwarding to, and save the change. The new record is going to be fully active within the hour. Using CNAME records allows you to have better control of your domains and site content and our system is simple and user-friendly enough to allow individuals with no previous experience to create this kind of records effortlessly.

CNAME Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

The Hepsia hosting CP, which comes with every one of our semi-dedicated server accounts, will permit you to set up a CNAME record without difficulty. Whether you want to create a private URL for your e-mails, to point a domain address to a subdomain inside the account or to forward a domain address to another company and use some third-party service which they provide, it's not going to require more than three mouse clicks to set up this type of record. All DNS records for the domain addresses and subdomains hosted within the semi-dedicated account will be listed in a separate section in the CP, so when you're there, all you will have to do will be to pick the type of the record that you want to set up and the hostname for which you are creating it, and then enter the actual record text. For your convenience, you can watch a short video inside the Control Panel on how to create a CNAME record or you can follow the instructions in the help article, that is available in the DNS records section.