There are many ways to redirect a domain name to a different domain or subdomain and one of them is by setting up a CNAME record. In case you own a domain and you've developed a website through some online service that provides you with a service subdomain, you could easily link the two by creating a CNAME record for your-domain.com that directs to subdomain.provider.com. What you'll achieve in this way is that www.your-domain.com will be in the browser address bar while it opens the already mentioned Internet site from the servers of the third-party provider. It is important to know that if you create a CNAME record, any other records your domain name may have will stop working, so you cannot have both a CNAME record pointing to one company and working email addresses with a different one. The CNAME record is always an alpha string, not a number, and sometimes more configuration may be required with the other provider.
CNAME Records in Web Hosting
The Hepsia hosting CP, which we offer with each and every web hosting, will enable you to set up CNAME records for every single domain or subdomain hosted in the account with just a few clicks. If you're not certain how to go about it, you should check the video tutorial available in the Control Panel, read the detailed Help article on the subject, or simply contact us and we can assist you 24/7, although it is unlikely that you will experience any problems as all it takes to set up a new CNAME record is to choose a domain/subdomain, input the hostname that you're redirecting 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 over your domain names and site content and our system is simple and intuitive enough to allow individuals with no previous experience to create this sort of records effortlessly.
CNAME Records in Semi-dedicated Servers
The Hepsia hosting Control Panel, which comes with every one of our semi-dedicated server accounts, will enable you to create a CNAME record with ease. In case you want to create a private URL for your e-mails, to forward a domain to a subdomain within the account or to forward a domain address to another provider and use some third-party service that they provide, it will not take you more than three mouse clicks to create this type of record. All DNS records for the domains and subdomains hosted in the semi-dedicated account will be listed in a separate section in the Control Panel, so when you are there, all you will have to do will be to pick the type of the record that you want to create and the hostname for which you are creating it, and then enter the actual record text. For your convenience, you can see a short video inside the CP 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.