There are many ways to direct a domain address to an alternative domain or subdomain and one of them is by setting up a CNAME record. In case you own a domain and you've developed a site using some online service that provides you with a service subdomain, you can easily link the two by setting up a CNAME record for your-domain.com that directs to subdomain.provider.com. What you will achieve as a result is that www.your-domain.com is going to be in the browser address bar while it opens the already mentioned site from the servers of the third-party provider. It is important to know that if you create a CNAME record, any other records your domain address may have will stop working, so you can't have both a CNAME record pointing to one company and working e-mail address with a different one. The CNAME record is always an alpha string, not a number, and sometimes more configuration may be needed with the other company.
CNAME Records in Cloud Website Hosting
If you have a cloud website hosting plan through our company and you wish to create a CNAME record, it will take you a few mouse clicks to get it done. You can access the DNS records for all domains and subdomains hosted within your account from the Hepsia CP that comes with each and every plan and adding a new record is as simple as clicking on a button, choosing the type, that will be CNAME in this case, typing the actual record value and saving the change. If you have never added such a record before, you will discover a Help section with a detailed video tutorial that you can watch, or you can simply 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 would like to designate a subdomain to be used with the services of a different company, for example Google Apps, all it takes is setting up a CNAME record with a couple of clicks within your CP.
CNAME Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting
If you have a semi-dedicated server with our company and you would like to set up a CNAME record, it will take no more than a few mouse 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 inside the account. To create a CNAME record, you will simply have to pick the record type and the hostname (domain or subdomain), key in where the latter will be directed to and save the change. The new record will be active almost immediately in our system and will propagate worldwide within a few hours. Modifying or deleting an existing CNAME record within the account is just as simple and easy and takes a click. In case you experience any issues, you can go through our in-depth help article, check out the short video on the topic that we have added in the Control Panel, or you can just contact us for assistance.