Setting up a CNAME record for each of the domain names or subdomains that you've got in the hosting account will permit you to redirect it to a different domain/subdomain. The forwarded domain name will lose all of its records - A, MX and so forth, and will take the records of the domain it's being pointed to. In this light, you can't set up a CNAME record to redirect your domain name to a third-party provider and keep a functional e-mail service with the first hosting company. Also, it is essential to know that a CNAME record is always a string of words and never a number as it is frequently mistaken for the A record of the domain name being redirected. One of the major uses of a CNAME record is to point a domain name you own through one provider to the servers of some other company in case you have created a website with the latter. By doing this, the site will appear under your own domain name, not under some subdomain provided by the third-party company.

CNAME Records in Web Hosting

The Hepsia hosting CP, which we offer with each and every web hosting plan, will allow you to set up CNAME records for every single domain name or subdomain hosted in the account with just a few mouse clicks. If you're not confident how to go about it, you should check the video tutorial available in the Control Panel, read the comprehensive Help article on the subject, or simply contact us and we will help you 24/7, although it is not likely that you will experience any troubles as all it takes to create a new CNAME record is to pick a domain/subdomain, enter the hostname you are redirecting to, and save the modification. The new record will be fully active within the hour. Using CNAME records permits you to have better control over your domains and website content and our system is simple and user-friendly enough to allow people with no previous experience to set up such records with ease.

CNAME Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

If you have a semi-dedicated server with our company and you would like to create a CNAME record, it will take only a couple of mouse clicks to complete this task. The plans are managed using our in-house built Hepsia hosting Control Panel where you will find a section committed to the DNS records of the domain names and subdomains hosted within the account. To create a CNAME record, you will only have to choose the record type and the hostname (domain or subdomain), input where the latter is going to be pointed 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. Modifying or deleting an existing CNAME record inside the account is equally simple and easy and takes a click. In the event you experience any problems, you can go through our in-depth help article, check out the short video on the subject that we have added in the Control Panel, or simply contact us for assistance.