There are several ways to redirect a domain address to another domain or subdomain and one of them is by creating a CNAME record. If you own a domain name and you've created a site using some on-line service which supplies you with a service subdomain, you can easily link the two by setting up a CNAME record for your-domain.com that redirects to subdomain.provider.com. What you will achieve with this is that www.your-domain.com will be in the browser address bar while it opens the already mentioned site from the servers of the third-party provider. It is essential to know that if you create a CNAME record, any other records your domain name may have will stop working, so you can't have both a CNAME record pointing to one provider and working email addresses with another. The CNAME record is always an alpha string, not a number, and sometimes more configuration may be necessary with the other provider.
CNAME Records in Cloud Website Hosting
You can easily set up CNAME records if you have a cloud website hosting plan from our company. We will provide you with an easy-to-use Control Panel where you can observe all DNS records for the domain addresses and subdomains which are hosted inside the account. Creating a CNAME record involves a number of easy steps - pick the domain/subdomain, select CNAME as the type, type in the hostname you are forwarding to, and then simply click on the Save button. The procedure is as easy as that and the new record is going to be active almost instantly. That way, you'll have more control over your domain names and subdomains and over the content they open, you'll be able to create a private URL for company e-mails, and much 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 where you could see the whole process first-hand. If you choose to modify or delete an existing CNAME record created for a domain/subdomain hosted on our end, it will take you literally only a click to get it done.
CNAME Records in Semi-dedicated Servers
If you have a semi-dedicated server through our company and you would like to set up a CNAME record, it takes no more than a couple of mouse clicks to complete this task. The plans are handled through our in-house built Hepsia hosting Control Panel where you will find a section dedicated to the DNS records of the domains and subdomains hosted inside the account. To create a CNAME record, you'll simply have to select the record type and the hostname (domain or subdomain), type where the latter will be forwarded to and save the change. The new record will be active almost immediately in our system and will propagate worldwide within a couple of hours. Modifying or deleting an existing CNAME record within the account is just as simple and takes a click. In case you experience any issues, you can go through our in-depth help article, watch the short video on the topic that we have added in the CP, or simply contact us for help.