If you'd like to forward a domain address that you have to a different domain address or subdomain, the best way to do this would be to use a CNAME record. By creating such a record, the domain being forwarded loses all its records (A, MX, and so on) and instead, it takes the A record of the Internet domain it is forwarded to. By doing this, if you use 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 directed to the website that you have created, but it will also be displayed in the Internet browser address bar at all times. Other possible uses of a CNAME record are to direct all of the traffic from different subdomains to their main domain address, or to use the webmail service of your hosting provider by using webmail.your-doman.com, for example. The latter will work only by setting up a CNAME record for a subdomain due to the fact that this type of a record created for the main domain name renders it impossible to use e-mail addresses.
CNAME Records in Cloud Web Hosting
In case you have a cloud web hosting plan through our company and you wish to set up a CNAME record, it'll take you a few mouse clicks to get it done. You can access the DNS records for all domain names and subdomains hosted in your account from the Hepsia CP offered with each and every plan and adding a new record is as easy as clicking on a button, picking out the type, which is CNAME in this case, typing the actual record value and saving the change. In case you have never added this kind of record before, we have a Help section with a detailed video tutorial you can watch, or you can simply contact us and we'll aid you with this task. If you have set up an Internet site through another provider, you want to use a private URL for your webmail or you would like to designate a subdomain to be used with the services of a different company, for instance Google Apps, all it takes is setting up a CNAME record with a couple of clicks inside your Control Panel.
CNAME Records in Semi-dedicated Servers
The Hepsia hosting CP, which comes with every single one of our semi-dedicated server accounts, will allow you to set up a CNAME record with ease. If you want to create a private URL for your e-mails, to point a domain address to a subdomain in the account or to forward a domain to another company and use some third-party service which they provide, it won't require more than 3 clicks to set up this type of record. All DNS records for the domains and subdomains hosted within the semi-dedicated account are going to be listed in a separate section in the Control Panel, so when you're there, all that you will have to do will be to select 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 benefit, you can see a short video in the Control Panel regarding how to set up a CNAME record or you can follow the instructions in the help article, that's available in the DNS records section.