Creating a CNAME record for each of the domains or subdomains you have in the hosting account will allow you to redirect it to a different domain/subdomain. The forwarded domain will lose all of its records - A, MX and so forth, and will take the records of the domain address it's being pointed to. In this light, you cannot 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. Additionally, it is very important to know that a CNAME record is always a string of words and not a number as it is commonly mistaken for the A record of the domain address being redirected. One of the major uses of a CNAME record is to forward a domain address which you own through one company to the servers of another company when you have created a site 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 Shared Hosting

The Hepsia hosting CP, which we offer with each and every shared hosting plan, will enable you to create CNAME records for any domain address or subdomain hosted in the account with several clicks. If you are not certain how to go about it, you can check the video tutorial available inside the Control Panel, read the in depth Help article on the subject, or you can simply contact us and we can assist you 24/7, although it is not likely you'll experience any issues as all it takes to set up a new CNAME record is to choose a domain/subdomain, enter the hostname you're forwarding to, and save the change. The new record is going to be fully active within the hour. Using CNAME records enables you to have better control of your domains and website content and our system is simple and user-friendly enough to allow people with no previous experience to set up this sort of records with ease.

CNAME Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

If you have a semi-dedicated server from our company and you wish to create a CNAME record, it requires only a few clicks to complete this task. The plans are managed through our in-house built Hepsia hosting Control Panel where you will discover a section devoted to the DNS records of the domains and subdomains hosted in the account. To set up a CNAME record, you'll only have to pick 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 will be active almost right away in our system and will propagate worldwide within a couple of 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 detailed help article, watch the short video on the subject that we have added in the CP, or simply contact us for help.