If you would like to forward a domain name that you have to a different domain name or subdomain, a good way to do that would be to use a CNAME record. By creating such a record, the domain name being pointed loses all its records (A, MX, and so forth) and instead, it takes the A record of the Internet domain it is pointed to. This 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 directed to the Internet site which you have created, but it'll also be displayed in the Internet browser address bar at all times. Alternative possible uses of a CNAME record are to direct all the targeted traffic from different subdomains to their main domain address, 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 because this kind of a record set up for the main domain name makes it impossible to use e-mail addresses.
CNAME Records in Cloud Hosting
The Hepsia hosting Control Panel, which our company offers with each and every Linux cloud hosting service, will enable you to create CNAME records for any domain name or subdomain hosted inside the account with just a few mouse clicks. If you aren't sure how to go about it, you should check the video tutorial that is available in the Control Panel, read the in depth Help article on the subject, or simply contact us and we can assist you 24/7, even though it is unlikely that you will experience any difficulties as all it takes to create a new CNAME record is to pick a domain/subdomain, enter the hostname you're forwarding to, and save the modification. The new record will be fully active within the hour. Using CNAME records allows you to have better control over your domain addresses and site content and our system is simple and user-friendly enough to allow people who have no previous experience to create such records effortlessly.
CNAME Records in Semi-dedicated Servers
The Hepsia hosting Control Panel, which comes with every one of our semi-dedicated server accounts, allows you to set up a CNAME record effortlessly. In case you want to create a private URL for your emails, to point a domain address to a subdomain within the account or to forward a domain to another company and use some third-party service which they provide, it will not take you more than 3 mouse clicks to create this kind of record. All DNS records for the domain names and subdomains hosted in the semi-dedicated account are going to be listed in a separate section in the Control Panel, so once you are 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 type in the actual record text. For your benefit, you can see a short video inside the Control Panel about how to create a CNAME record or you can refer to the instructions in the help article, that's available in the DNS records section.