Creating a CNAME record for any one of the domains or subdomains that you have within a hosting account will allow you to forward it to a different domain/subdomain. The forwarded domain address will lose all 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 set up a CNAME record to forward your domain name to a third-party company and keep a working email service with the first hosting provider. It is also important to note that a CNAME record is always a string of words and not a number because it is frequently confused with the A record of the domain name being forwarded. One of the main uses of a CNAME record is to direct a domain that you own through one company to the servers of another provider in case you have created an Internet site with the latter. That way, the website will appear under your own domain address, not under some subdomain provided by the third-party provider.

CNAME Records in Shared Web Hosting

In case you have a shared web hosting plan from our company and you want to create a CNAME record, it'll take you a few mouse clicks to make it happen. You can access the DNS records for all domain addresses and subdomains hosted in your account through the Hepsia CP that comes with each plan and adding a new record is as easy as clicking on a button, picking out the type, that will be CNAME in this case, typing the actual record value and saving the modification. If you have never added this sort of record before, you will discover a Help section with a detailed video tutorial which you can watch, or you can just contact us and we will aid you with this task. If you have built an Internet site through another provider, you want to use a private URL for your webmail or you wish to designate a subdomain for use with the services of a different company, such as Google Apps, all it takes is setting up a CNAME record with a couple of clicks inside your CP.

CNAME Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

Managing DNS records usually appears to be a tough task to people with less experience, but the Hepsia hosting CP, which comes with every Linux semi-dedicated plan we offer, is extremely easy to use. If you want to set up a CNAME record for any purpose, all that you will have to do will be to select the domain or subdomain you need, select the type of record, which will be CNAME in this case, then type in the value i.e. the domain address or subdomain you are forwarding to. The procedure is very simple and you can set up the record in the DNS Records section of the CP. Within the hour the new record is going to be completely active and within several hours it's going to propagate all over the world. If you're not sure what you have to do, we have prepared an in depth help article and a short video tutorial on how to go about creating a CNAME record and they are both located within that very same section of Hepsia. Needless to say, you can also get in touch with us for assistance at any moment.