Creating a CNAME record for any one of the domain addresses or subdomains that you've got in the hosting account allows you to redirect it to a different domain/subdomain. The forwarded domain name will lose all its records - A, MX etc, and will take the records of the domain name it is being pointed to. In this light, you can't create a CNAME record to direct your domain name to a third-party company and retain a working email service with the first hosting company. Additionally, it is essential to know that a CNAME record is always a string of words rather than a number as it is often mistaken for the A record of the domain address being forwarded. One of the main uses of a CNAME record is to point a domain name you own through one company to the servers of some other company assuming you have created a website with the latter. This way, the site will appear under your own domain address, not under some subdomain provided by the third-party provider.

CNAME Records in Cloud Web Hosting

The Hepsia hosting Control Panel, which our company offers with each and every cloud web hosting plan, will enable you to create CNAME records for every domain address or subdomain hosted within the account with just a few mouse clicks. If you're not absolutely sure how to go about it, you can check out the video tutorial that's available in the Control Panel, read the comprehensive Help article on the subject, or simply contact us and we can help you 24/7, although it is not likely you'll experience any troubles as all it takes to set up a new CNAME record is to choose a domain/subdomain, type in the hostname you're redirecting to, and save the change. The new record will be fully active within the hour. Using CNAME records allows you to have better control over your domains and website content and our system is simple and intuitive enough to allow people with no previous experience to create this sort of records with ease.

CNAME Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

You're going to be able to create, edit and delete CNAME records easily with all of our semi-dedicated server plans. The accounts are controlled through the custom Hepsia hosting CP, and in one of its sections you will see all records for any domain or subdomain you have added in your account. To create a new record, you have to choose the hostname which will be forwarded (domain/subdomain), enter where it is going to be forwarded to, choose the record type, that'll be CNAME in this case, and you will be all set. In case you haven't used a web hosting service before, our CP is incredibly easy to use, so you'll not have any difficulties. We also have a short video and a detailed help article regarding how to create a CNAME record, both of which could be found in the exact same section of Hepsia. With this function, you can easily use a domain name hosted on our revolutionary cloud hosting platform for a website created elsewhere, set up a custom webmail login address with any of your domain addresses, plus much more.