Creating a CNAME record for each of the domains or subdomains that you've got in the hosting account allows you to redirect it to a different domain/subdomain. The forwarded Internet domain will lose all of its records - A, MX etc, and will take the records of the Internet domain it is being pointed to. In this light, you simply can't set up a CNAME record to forward your domain to a third-party company and retain a working email service with the first hosting provider. It is also essential to know that a CNAME record is always a string of words and never a number as it is frequently wrongly identified as the A record of the domain being redirected. One of the main uses of a CNAME record is to forward a domain that you own through one provider to the servers of some other provider in case you have created a website with the latter. This way, the Internet site will appear under your own domain address, not under some subdomain provided by the third-party provider.

CNAME Records in Cloud Hosting

If you have a cloud hosting plan from our company and you wish to set up a CNAME record, it'll take you just a few clicks to get it done. You can access the DNS records for all domains and subdomains hosted inside your account through the Hepsia CP included with each plan and adding a new record is as easy as clicking on a button, picking out the type, which is CNAME in this case, inputting the actual record value and saving the change. If you've never added this type of record before, you will discover a Help section with a detailed video tutorial which you can watch, or you can just contact us and we will help you with this task. If you have set up an Internet site via another provider, you want to use a private URL for your webmail or you wish to designate a subdomain to be used with the services of a different company, such as Google Apps, all it takes is creating a CNAME record with a couple of clicks within your Control Panel.

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 require no more than a few clicks to complete this task. The plans are managed using our in-house built Hepsia hosting CP where you will find a section committed to the DNS records of the domain addresses and subdomains hosted in the account. To set up a CNAME record, you will only have to select the record type and the hostname (domain or subdomain), input where the latter will be pointed to and save the change. The new record will be active almost immediately in our system and will propagate worldwide within several hours. Modifying or deleting an existing CNAME record inside the account is equally simple and easy and takes a click. In the event you experience any issues, you can go through our detailed help article, check out the short video on the subject that we have added in the Control Panel, or just contact us for help.