There are various ways to redirect a domain 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 created a site through some online service which supplies you with a service subdomain, you could easily link the two by creating a CNAME record for your-domain.com that directs to subdomain.provider.com. What you are going to achieve with this is that www.your-domain.com will be in the web browser address bar while it opens the already mentioned Internet site from the servers of the third-party provider. You should know that if you set up a CNAME record, any other records your domain name may have will stop functioning, so you cannot have both a CNAME record pointing to one company and functioning e-mail address with a different one. The CNAME record is always an alpha string, not a number, and sometimes further configuration may be required with the other company.
CNAME Records in Cloud Hosting
The Hepsia hosting Control Panel, which we provide with each and every cloud service, allows you to set up CNAME records for every domain or subdomain hosted within the account with just a few clicks. If you aren't absolutely sure how to go about it, you should check the video tutorial available within the CP, read the detailed Help article on the subject, or simply contact us and we can assist you 24/7, even though it is unlikely you'll experience any issues as all it takes to set up a new CNAME record is to choose a domain/subdomain, type in the hostname you are pointing to, and save the modification. The new record will be fully active within the hour. Using CNAME records allows you to have better control over your domains and site content and our system is simple and intuitive enough to allow individuals with no previous experience to create such records effortlessly.
CNAME Records in Semi-dedicated Servers
If you have a semi-dedicated server from our company and you would like to set up a CNAME record, it takes just a couple of clicks to complete this task. The plans are handled through our in-house built Hepsia hosting CP where you will discover a section committed to the DNS records of the domains and subdomains hosted inside the account. To create a CNAME record, you will only have to pick the record type and the hostname (domain or subdomain), enter where the latter will be pointed to and save the change. The new record will be active almost right away in our system and will propagate worldwide within a few hours. Changing or deleting an existing CNAME record in the account is just as simple and takes a click. If you experience any issues, you can go through our comprehensive help article, check out the short video on the subject that we have added in the CP, or you can simply contact us for help.