If you would like to direct a domain address that you have to a different domain name or subdomain, one of the ways to do that would be to use a CNAME record. By creating such a record, the domain being redirected loses all its records (A, MX, and so on) and instead, it takes the A record of the Internet domain it's directed to. This way, if you are using a web design service by some provider that gives you a subdomain, you can use an actual domain and not only will it be pointed to the site which you have created, but it'll also appear in the Internet browser address bar at all times. Other possible uses of a CNAME record are to direct all of the targeted traffic from various subdomains to their main Internet domain, or to use the webmail service of your webhosting company by using webmail.your-doman.com, for instance. The latter will work only by creating a CNAME record for a subdomain due to the fact that such a record created for the main domain address makes it impossible to use e-mail addresses.

CNAME Records in Hosting

In case you have a hosting plan through our company and you want to create a CNAME record, it'll take you just a few clicks to make it happen. You can access the DNS records for all domains and subdomains hosted within your account via the Hepsia Control Panel that comes with each and every plan and adding a new record is as basic as clicking on a button, selecting the type, which is CNAME in this case, typing the actual record value and saving the modification. In case you have never added such a record before, you will find a Help section with a detailed video tutorial that you can watch, or you can just contact us and we'll assist you with this task. If you have built a site using another provider, you want to use a private URL for your webmail or you want to designate a subdomain to be used with the services of a different company, such as Google Apps, all it takes is setting up a CNAME record with a few clicks in your Control Panel.