If you'd like to direct a domain address that you have to some other domain address or subdomain, one way to do this would be to use a CNAME record. By setting up such a record, the domain being forwarded loses all its records (A, MX, and so on) and instead, it takes the A record of the domain address it's redirected to. That way, if you are using a web design service by some company that gives you a subdomain, you can use an actual domain name and not only will it be forwarded to the site you have created, but it will also appear in the Internet browser address bar at all times. Alternative possible uses of a CNAME record are to redirect all of the visitors from various subdomains to their main domain, or to use the webmail service of your hosting provider by using webmail.your-doman.com, for example. The latter will work only by setting up a CNAME record for a subdomain due to the fact that this kind of a record set up for the main domain name makes it impossible to use e-mail addresses.

CNAME Records in Cloud Website Hosting

If you have a cloud website hosting plan through our company and you want to set up a CNAME record, it'll take you a few mouse clicks to do it. You can access the DNS records for all domain names and subdomains hosted inside your account via the Hepsia Control Panel offered with every single plan and adding a new record is as easy as clicking on a button, selecting the type, which is CNAME in this case, typing the actual record value and saving the modification. In case you have never added this type of record before, we have a Help section with a detailed video tutorial you can watch, or you can simply contact us and we'll help you with this task. If you have set up a website via another provider, you want to use a private URL for your webmail or you want to designate a subdomain for use with the services of a different provider, such as Google Apps, all it takes is creating a CNAME record with a couple of clicks within your Control Panel.