There are several ways to point a domain name to a different domain or subdomain and one of them is by setting up a CNAME record. If you own a domain and you've set up a website through some on-line service which provides you with a service subdomain, you could easily link the two by creating a CNAME record for your-domain.com that redirects to subdomain.provider.com. What you're going to achieve with this is that www.your-domain.com is going to be in the web browser address bar while it opens the already mentioned website from the servers of the third-party provider. It is very important to know that if you create a CNAME record, any other records your domain address may have will stop working, so you cannot have both a CNAME record pointing to one provider and functioning e-mail address with another one. The CNAME record is always an alpha string, not a number, and frequently more configuration may be necessary with the other company.

CNAME Records in Shared Hosting

You can effortlessly create CNAME records in case you have a Linux shared hosting with our company. We will supply you with an easy-to-use CP where you can observe all DNS records for the domain addresses and subdomains that are hosted inside the account. Setting up a CNAME record involves several easy steps - select the domain/subdomain, select CNAME as the type, type in the hostname you are forwarding to, and then simply click the Save button. The process is as elementary as that and the new record is going to be active almost immediately. This way, you are going to have more control over your domains and subdomains and over the content they open, you could create a private URL for company emails, and a lot more. If you feel unclear about how to set up a new record or you have never done such a task, you will find a short video tutorial where you can see the whole process first-hand. If you decide to edit or delete an existing CNAME record created for a domain/subdomain hosted on our end, it will take you literally just a click to make it happen.

CNAME Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

If you have a semi-dedicated server from our company and you would like to set up a CNAME record, it takes no more than a few mouse clicks to complete this task. The plans are managed using our in-house built Hepsia hosting CP in which you will find a section devoted to the DNS records of the domains and subdomains hosted within the account. To set up a CNAME record, you'll simply have to choose the record type and the hostname (domain or subdomain), key in where the latter is going to be directed to and save the modification. The new record is going to be active almost immediately in our system and will propagate worldwide within a few hours. Editing or deleting an existing CNAME record in the account is just as easy and takes a click. If you experience any difficulties, you can go through our comprehensive help article, see the short video on the subject that we have added in the Control Panel, or just contact us for assistance.