Setting up a CNAME record for each of the domain names or subdomains that you've got in a hosting account will enable you to forward 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's being forwarded to. In this light, you cannot set up a CNAME record to redirect your domain name to a third-party company and retain a working e-mail service with the first hosting company. It's also important to note that a CNAME record is always a string of words and never a number as it's generally mistaken for the A record of the domain being redirected. One of the main uses of a CNAME record is to forward a domain address you own through one provider to the servers of some other company in case you have created a website with the latter. That way, the website will appear under your own domain address, not under some subdomain provided by the third-party provider.
CNAME Records in Cloud Hosting
The Hepsia hosting CP, which our company offers with each and every cloud plan, will enable you to set up CNAME records for any domain name or subdomain hosted within the account with just a few mouse clicks. If you are not absolutely sure how to go about it, you can check out the video tutorial that is available inside the Control Panel, read the detailed Help article on the subject, or simply contact us and we can assist you 24/7, although it is not likely you'll experience any problems as all it takes to create a new CNAME record is to select a domain/subdomain, type in the hostname you're pointing to, and save the change. The new record is going to be fully active within the hour. Using CNAME records permits you to have better control of your domains and site content and our system is simple and intuitive enough to allow individuals with no previous experience to create such records with ease.
CNAME Records in Semi-dedicated Servers
You're going to be able to set up, modify and delete CNAME records very easy with any of our semi-dedicated server plans. The accounts are handled through the custom Hepsia hosting CP, and in one of its sections you will see all records for every domain name or subdomain which you have added in your account. To set up a new record, you only have to pick the hostname that will be forwarded (domain/subdomain), input where it will be forwarded to, pick the record type, which will be CNAME in this case, and you are going to be ready. Even if you haven't used a web hosting service before, our CP is incredibly easy to use, so you'll not have any troubles. We also have a short video and a detailed help article concerning how to create a CNAME record, both of which are available in the exact same section of Hepsia. With this function, you can easily use a domain address hosted on our cutting edge cloud hosting platform for a site created elsewhere, create a custom webmail login address with any of your domain addresses, and much more.