Setting up a CNAME record for any of the domains or subdomains that you have in the hosting account will permit you to point it to a different domain/subdomain. The forwarded domain name will lose all of its records - A, MX etc, and will take the records of the domain it is being directed to. In this light, you can't set up a CNAME record to forward your domain name to a third-party company and retain a functional email service with the first hosting company. Additionally, it is very important to know that a CNAME record is always a string of words and never a number as it is frequently confused with the A record of the domain address being redirected. One of the major uses of a CNAME record is to point a domain name which you own through one provider to the servers of another company if you have created an Internet site with the latter. That way, the site will appear under your own domain address, not under some subdomain provided by the third-party company.

CNAME Records in Shared Web Hosting

The Hepsia hosting CP, which we offer with each and every shared web hosting plan, will permit you to set up CNAME records for every single domain or subdomain hosted within the account with only a few clicks. If you're not confident how to go about it, you can check out the video tutorial available within the Control Panel, read the detailed Help article on the subject, or just simply contact us and we can assist you 24/7, although it is not likely you'll experience any difficulties as all it takes to create a new CNAME record is to choose a domain/subdomain, type the hostname you're pointing to, and save the change. The new record will be fully active within the hour. Using CNAME records enables you to have better control over your domain addresses and website content and our system is simple and intuitive enough to allow people with no previous experience to create this kind of records easily.

CNAME Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

If you have a semi-dedicated server with our company and you wish to set up a CNAME record, it will take just a few mouse clicks to complete this task. The plans are managed via our in-house built Hepsia hosting CP where you will discover a section devoted to the DNS records of the domain names and subdomains hosted in the account. To set up a CNAME record, you will only have to pick the record type and the hostname (domain or subdomain), input where the latter is going to be forwarded to and save the modification. The new record is going to be active almost right away in our system and will propagate worldwide within several hours. Changing or deleting an existing CNAME record in the account is equally simple and easy and takes a click. If you experience any problems, you can go through our detailed help article, watch the short video on the subject that we have added in the CP, or simply contact us for assistance.