There are several ways to direct a domain address to an alternative domain or subdomain and one of them is by setting up a CNAME record. If you own a domain and you have created a website using some online service which provides you with a service subdomain, you can easily link the two by setting up a CNAME record for your-domain.com that points to subdomain.provider.com. What you're going to achieve in this way is that www.your-domain.com will be in the Internet 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 address may have will stop working, so you can't have both a CNAME record pointing to one company and functioning email addresses with another. 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 Website Hosting
You can effortlessly create CNAME records if you have a shared website hosting service through our company. We are going to provide you with an easy-to-use CP that enables you to observe all DNS records for the domain names and subdomains which are hosted inside the account. Setting up a CNAME record includes several basic steps - choose the domain/subdomain, select CNAME as the type, enter the hostname you are redirecting to, and then simply click on the Save button. The process is as easy as that and the new record will be active almost right away. In this way, you're going to have more control over your domain names and subdomains and over the content they open, you could set up a private URL for company e-mails, and much more. If you feel unsure about how to create 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'll require literally just a click to make it happen.
CNAME Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting
If you have a semi-dedicated server through our company and you would like to create a CNAME record, it takes no more than a few mouse clicks to complete this task. The plans are handled through our in-house built Hepsia hosting CP in which you will find a section dedicated to the DNS records of the domain names and subdomains hosted inside the account. To set up a CNAME record, you'll only have to choose the record type and the hostname (domain or subdomain), type where the latter will be redirected to and save the modification. The new record is going to be active almost right away in our system and will propagate worldwide within several hours. Modifying or deleting an existing CNAME record in the account is equally easy and takes a click. In case you experience any troubles, you can go through our comprehensive help article, watch the short video on the topic that we have added in the CP, or just contact us for assistance.