Creating a CNAME record for any of the domain names or subdomains that you've got in a hosting account will permit you to direct it to a different domain/subdomain. The forwarded domain address will lose all its records - A, MX and so forth, and will take the records of the Internet 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 provider and retain a functional email service with the first hosting company. It is also important to note that a CNAME record is always a string of words and never a number as it is often confused with the A record of the domain name 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 another provider if you have set up a website with the latter. This way, the website will appear under your own domain address, not under some subdomain provided by the third-party company.

CNAME Records in Cloud Web Hosting

The Hepsia hosting CP, which we provide with each and every cloud web hosting plan, will permit you to set up CNAME records for any domain or subdomain hosted in the account with only a few clicks. If you are not certain how to go about it, you can check out the video tutorial that's available inside the CP, read the in depth Help article on the subject, or just simply contact us and we will help you 24/7, 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, input the hostname that you're forwarding to, and save the modification. The new record will be fully active within the hour. Using CNAME records allows you to have better control over your domain names and website content and our system is simple and user-friendly enough to allow people who have no previous experience to create this kind of records easily.

CNAME Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

If you have a semi-dedicated server through our company and you wish to set up a CNAME record, it will take only a few clicks to complete this task. The plans are managed through our in-house built Hepsia hosting CP in which you will discover a section committed to the DNS records of the domain addresses and subdomains hosted within the account. To create a CNAME record, you'll simply have to pick the record type and the hostname (domain or subdomain), type in where the latter is going to be directed to and save the change. The new record will be active almost right away in our system and will propagate worldwide within several hours. Editing or deleting an existing CNAME record within the account is equally easy and takes a click. If you experience any difficulties, you can go through our detailed help article, check out the short video on the subject that we have added in the CP, or simply contact us for help.