Creating a CNAME record for any of the domain names or subdomains that you've got in the hosting account will enable you to forward it to a different domain/subdomain. The forwarded Internet domain will lose all its records - A, MX and so on, and will take the records of the domain name it is being pointed to. In this light, you simply can't set up a CNAME record to direct your domain to a third-party provider and maintain a working e-mail service with the first hosting provider. Additionally, it is very important to know that a CNAME record is always a string of words and not a number because it is regularly mistaken for the A record of the domain being redirected. One of the primary uses of a CNAME record is to direct a domain name that you own through one company to the servers of another company in case you have set up a website with the latter. By doing this, the website will appear under your own domain, not under some subdomain provided by the third-party company.

CNAME Records in Website Hosting

You can effortlessly create CNAME records if you have a website hosting service with our company. We're going to supply you with an easy-to-use CP which allows you to view all DNS records for the domain names and subdomains that are hosted within the account. Creating a CNAME record involves a few simple steps - choose the domain/subdomain, choose CNAME as the type, enter the hostname you are forwarding to, and then just click the Save button. The process is as easy as that and the new record will be active almost instantly. This way, you're 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, plus much more. If you feel uncertain about how to set up 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 want to edit or delete an existing CNAME record created for a domain/subdomain hosted on our end, it'll require literally just a mouse click to do it.

CNAME Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

If you have a semi-dedicated server from our company and you wish to set up a CNAME record, it takes just a few clicks to complete this task. The plans are handled via our in-house built Hepsia hosting Control Panel where you will discover a section dedicated to the DNS records of the domain addresses and subdomains hosted within the account. To set up a CNAME record, you'll simply have to pick the record type and the hostname (domain or subdomain), input 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 several hours. Modifying or deleting an existing CNAME record in the account is equally easy and takes a click. In the event you experience any difficulties, you can go through our comprehensive help article, watch the short video on the subject that we have added in the CP, or you can simply contact us for assistance.