Creating a CNAME record for any one of the domains or subdomains that you've got in a hosting account will allow you to point it to a different domain/subdomain. The forwarded domain will lose all of its records - A, MX etc, and will take the records of the domain address it is being redirected to. In this light, you can't create a CNAME record to redirect your domain name to a third-party provider and maintain a functional e-mail service with the first hosting company. It's also very important to know that a CNAME record is always a string of words rather than a number as it is regularly confused with the A record of the domain address being forwarded. One of the main uses of a CNAME record is to forward a domain name that you own through one company to the servers of some other provider when you have created an Internet site with the latter. That way, the site will appear under your own domain, not under some subdomain provided by the third-party provider.

CNAME Records in Cloud Web Hosting

The Hepsia hosting CP, which we offer with each and every cloud web hosting plan, will permit you to create CNAME records for any domain or subdomain hosted within the account with several clicks. If you're not certain how to go about it, you can check the video tutorial that is available inside the CP, read the detailed Help article on the subject, or you can simply contact us and we can help you 24/7, even though it is not likely that you'll experience any difficulties as all it takes to create a new CNAME record is to choose a domain/subdomain, type the hostname that you're pointing to, and save the change. The new record is going to be fully active within the hour. Using CNAME records enables you to have better control of your domain addresses and site content and our system is simple and intuitive enough to allow individuals with no previous experience to set up this sort of records with ease.

CNAME Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

You'll be able to set up, edit and delete CNAME records really easy with any one of our semi-dedicated server plans. The accounts are controlled using the custom Hepsia hosting CP, and in one of its sections you will see all records for any domain address or subdomain that you have added in your account. To set up a new record, you need to choose the hostname which will be forwarded (domain/subdomain), input where it is going to be forwarded to, pick the record type, which will be CNAME in this case, and you are going to be all set. Even when you haven't used a web hosting service before, our Control Panel is quite easy to use, so you'll not have any problems. We also have a short video and a detailed help article regarding how to create a CNAME record, both of which are available in the same section of Hepsia. With this function, you could easily use a domain hosted on our groundbreaking cloud hosting platform for a website created elsewhere, create a custom webmail login address with any of your domains, and more.