There are several ways to direct a domain address to an alternative domain or subdomain and one of them is by setting up a CNAME record. If you own a domain and you have set up a site using some online service which provides you with a service subdomain, you could easily link the two by setting up a CNAME record for your-domain.com that redirects to subdomain.provider.com. What you are going to achieve with this is that www.your-domain.com will be in the browser address bar while it opens the already mentioned Internet site from the servers of the third-party company. It is essential to know that if you set up a CNAME record, any other records your domain address may have will stop functioning, so you cannot have both a CNAME record directing to one provider and working e-mail address with another one. The CNAME record is always an alpha string, not a number, and sometimes additional configuration may be necessary with the other provider.

CNAME Records in Hosting

The Hepsia hosting Control Panel, which we offer with each and every hosting, allows you to set up CNAME records for any domain name or subdomain hosted within the account with several clicks. If you are not confident how to go about it, you should check the video tutorial that is available in the CP, read the comprehensive Help article on the subject, or simply contact us and we can help you 24/7, even though it is not likely you'll experience any problems as all it takes to create a new CNAME record is to pick a domain/subdomain, type the hostname that you're pointing to, and save the modification. The new record is going to be fully active within the hour. Using CNAME records enables you to have better control of your domain addresses and website content and our system is simple and user-friendly enough to allow people who have no previous experience to set up such records easily.

CNAME Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

If you have a semi-dedicated server with our company and you wish to set up a CNAME record, it will take no more than a few clicks to complete this task. The plans are handled using our in-house built Hepsia hosting CP in which you will find a section dedicated to the DNS records of the domains and subdomains hosted within the account. To create a CNAME record, you will simply have to pick the record type and the hostname (domain or subdomain), type where the latter will be forwarded to and save the change. The new record is going to be active almost right away in our system and will propagate worldwide within a couple of hours. Modifying or deleting an existing CNAME record inside the account is just as simple and easy and takes a click. In case you experience any troubles, you can go through our comprehensive help article, check out the short video on the subject that we have added in the Control Panel, or simply contact us for assistance.