If you'd like to direct a domain that you have to a different domain name or subdomain, a good way to do that would be to use a CNAME record. By creating such a record, the domain name being redirected loses all of its records (A, MX, etc) and instead, it takes the A record of the domain address it's forwarded to. In this way, if you use a web design service by some company that gives you a subdomain, you can use an actual domain and not only will it be directed to the site that you've created, but it'll also appear in the browser address bar at all times. Alternative possible uses of a CNAME record are to forward all the visitors from different subdomains to their main domain name, or to use the webmail service of your hosting company by using webmail.your-doman.com, for example. The latter will work only by setting up a CNAME record for a subdomain since this type of a record set up for the main domain address renders it impossible to use e-mail addresses.

CNAME Records in Website Hosting

If you have a website hosting plan from our company and you wish to create a CNAME record, it will take you just a few clicks to get it done. You can access the DNS records for all domains and subdomains hosted inside your account through the Hepsia Control Panel included with every single plan and adding a new record is as simple as clicking on a button, picking out the type, which is CNAME in this case, typing the actual record value and saving the modification. If you have never added such a record before, you will find a Help section with a detailed video tutorial you can watch, or you can just contact us and we will assist you with this task. If you have built a site through another company, 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 provider, such as Google Apps, all it takes is setting up a CNAME record with a couple of mouse clicks inside your CP.