Setting up a CNAME record for each of the domain names or subdomains you've got within a hosting account will permit you to forward it to a different domain/subdomain. The forwarded domain address will lose all of its records - A, MX and so forth, and will take the records of the Internet domain it is being pointed to. In this light, you cannot create a CNAME record to redirect your domain name to a third-party company and maintain a functional email service with the first hosting company. It is also essential to know that a CNAME record is always a string of words rather than a number as it's often mistaken for the A record of the Internet domain being forwarded. One of the major uses of a CNAME record is to direct a domain name which you own through one company to the servers of some other company assuming you have created a website with the latter. That way, the website will appear under your own domain, not under some subdomain provided by the third-party provider.

CNAME Records in Shared Hosting

You can easily create CNAME records if you have a Linux shared hosting package from our company. We're going to provide you with an easy-to-use Control Panel where you can view all DNS records for the domains and subdomains that are hosted inside the account. Creating a CNAME record involves several basic steps - choose the domain/subdomain, choose CNAME as the type, type in the hostname you are pointing to, then just click on the Save button. The process is as basic as that and the new record is going to be active almost right away. In this way, you'll have more control over your domain addresses and subdomains and over the content they open, you'll be able to create a private URL for company emails, and a lot more. If you feel unsure about how to create a new record or you have never done such a task, we have a short video tutorial where you can see the whole process first-hand. If you decide to change or delete an existing CNAME record created for a domain/subdomain hosted on our end, it'll require literally just a click to do it.

CNAME Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Managing DNS records usually seems a difficult task to those with less experience, but the Hepsia hosting Control Panel, which comes with each and every Linux semi-dedicated package which we offer, is extremely easy to use. If you wish to set up a CNAME record for any purpose, all you have to do will be to select the domain name or subdomain that you need, choose the type of record, which will be CNAME in this case, then type the value i.e. the domain name or subdomain you are forwarding to. The process is quite easy and you can set up the record in the DNS Records section of the CP. Within the hour the new record will be fully active and within a few hours it'll propagate around the globe. If you are not sure what you have to do, we've prepared a comprehensive help article and a short video tutorial concerning how to go about creating a CNAME record and they are both located within that same section of Hepsia. Of course, you can also get in touch with us for assistance at any moment.