Setting up a CNAME record for any one of the domain names or subdomains you have in a hosting account will permit you to redirect it to a different domain/subdomain. The forwarded domain will lose all of its records - A, MX and so forth, and will take the records of the domain it is being pointed to. In this light, you simply can't set up a CNAME record to redirect your domain to a third-party company and maintain a working e-mail service with the first hosting provider. Also, it is important to note that a CNAME record is always a string of words and never a number as it's frequently confused with the A record of the domain being forwarded. One of the major uses of a CNAME record is to forward a domain you own through one company to the servers of some other provider when you have created a website with the latter. That way, the website will appear under your own domain name, not under some subdomain provided by the third-party company.

CNAME Records in Shared Hosting

The Hepsia hosting Control Panel, which our company offers with each and every Linux shared hosting, will enable you to set up CNAME records for every domain address or subdomain hosted inside the account with several clicks. If you aren't confident how to go about it, you should check the video tutorial that is available within the CP, read the comprehensive Help article on the subject, or just simply contact us and we can assist you 24/7, although it is unlikely you'll experience any troubles as all it takes to create a new CNAME record is to select a domain/subdomain, input the hostname that you're redirecting to, and save the modification. The new record will be fully active within the hour. Using CNAME records enables you to have better control over your domain names and website content and our system is simple and user-friendly enough to allow people who have no previous experience to create such records easily.

CNAME Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

If you have a semi-dedicated server through our company and you would like to create a CNAME record, it takes no more than a couple of mouse clicks to complete this task. The plans are managed via our in-house built Hepsia hosting CP where you will discover a section dedicated to the DNS records of the domains and subdomains hosted inside the account. To create a CNAME record, you will only have to select the record type and the hostname (domain or subdomain), input where the latter is going to be forwarded to and save the modification. 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 in the account is equally simple and easy and takes a click. If you experience any problems, you can go through our in-depth help article, watch the short video on the subject that we have added in the Control Panel, or just contact us for help.