Creating a CNAME record for any one of the domain names or subdomains that you've got in a hosting account will permit you to point it to a different domain/subdomain. The forwarded domain name will lose all its records - A, MX and so on, and will take the records of the Internet domain it is being directed to. In this light, you simply can't create a CNAME record to forward your domain to a third-party company and keep a working e-mail service with the first hosting provider. It's also important to note that a CNAME record is always a string of words rather than a number as it's regularly mistaken for the A record of the Internet domain being redirected. One of the main uses of a CNAME record is to direct a domain name that you own through one company to the servers of another provider in case you have set up an Internet site with the latter. That way, the Internet site will appear under your own domain name, not under some subdomain provided by the third-party provider.

CNAME Records in Shared Website Hosting

The Hepsia hosting Control Panel, which we offer with each and every shared website hosting, will enable you to create CNAME records for every domain address or subdomain hosted in the account with just a few mouse clicks. If you're not confident how to go about it, you can check the video tutorial that is available within the CP, read the in depth Help article on the subject, or just simply contact us and we can assist you 24/7, although it is not likely that you will experience any difficulties as all it takes to create a new CNAME record is to select a domain/subdomain, type in the hostname you're forwarding to, and save the modification. The new record will be fully active within the hour. Using CNAME records allows you to have better control of your domain addresses 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 effortlessly.

CNAME Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

If you have a semi-dedicated server from our company and you would like to create a CNAME record, it requires only a couple of clicks to complete this task. The plans are handled through our in-house built Hepsia hosting Control Panel where you will find a section committed to the DNS records of the domain addresses and subdomains hosted within the account. To create a CNAME record, you will simply have to choose the record type and the hostname (domain or subdomain), enter where the latter is going to be forwarded to and save the change. The new record will be active almost immediately in our system and will propagate worldwide within a few hours. Editing or deleting an existing CNAME record inside the account is just as simple and takes a click. In case you experience any issues, you can go through our detailed help article, see the short video on the subject that we have added in the CP, or just contact us for assistance.