Creating a CNAME record for any one of the domains or subdomains that you have within a hosting account will allow you to point it to a different domain/subdomain. The forwarded domain will lose all its records - A, MX and so on, and will take the records of the domain name it is being pointed to. In this light, you can't create a CNAME record to direct your domain to a third-party company and retain a functional email 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 because it is commonly mistaken for the A record of the domain address being forwarded. One of the main uses of a CNAME record is to forward a domain name which you own through one provider to the servers of another company in case you have created an Internet site with the latter. In this way, the website will appear under your own domain address, not under some subdomain provided by the third-party company.
CNAME Records in Website Hosting
You can easily create CNAME records in case you have a Linux website hosting through our company. We'll supply you with an easy-to-use Control Panel that enables you to see all DNS records for the domain names and subdomains which are hosted inside the account. Setting up a CNAME record includes several basic steps - select the domain/subdomain, pick CNAME as the type, enter the hostname you are forwarding to, and then just click on the Save button. The process is as elementary as that and the new record is going to be active almost instantly. That way, you are going to have more control over your domains 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 uncertain about how to create a new record or you have never done such a task, we have a short video tutorial in which you can see the whole process first-hand. If you choose to change or delete an existing CNAME record created for a domain/subdomain hosted on our end, it'll require literally simply a mouse click to get it done.
CNAME Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting
Managing DNS records usually seems to be a tough task to those with less experience, but the Hepsia hosting Control Panel, which comes with each and every Linux semi-dedicated hosting which we offer, is very simple to use. If you need to create a CNAME record for any purpose, all you will need to do will be to select the domain or subdomain that you need, choose the type of record, that will be CNAME in this case, then input the value i.e. the domain or subdomain you are forwarding to. The procedure is very simple and you can create the record in the DNS Records section of the CP. Within the hour the new record is going to be 100 % active and within a few hours it's going to propagate around the world. If you're not sure what you should do, we have prepared an in depth help article and a short video tutorial regarding how to go about creating a CNAME record and they are both located within that very same section of Hepsia. Of course, you can also get in touch with us for help anytime.