If you wish to forward a domain that you have to another domain name or subdomain, one of the ways to do that would be to use a CNAME record. By creating such a record, the domain address being redirected loses all of its records (A, MX, and so on) and instead, it takes the A record of the domain it is pointed to. In this way, if you use a web design service by some company that gives you a subdomain, you can use an actual domain and not only will it be directed to the website that you've set up, but it will also be displayed in the Internet browser address bar at all times. Alternative possible uses of a CNAME record are to forward all of the traffic from different subdomains to their main domain name, or to use the webmail service of your hosting company by using webmail.your-doman.com, for example. The latter will work only by creating a CNAME record for a subdomain since this type of a record set up for the main domain address makes it impossible to use email addresses.

CNAME Records in Hosting

The Hepsia hosting Control Panel, which our company offers with each and every hosting, will allow you to set up CNAME records for every single domain address or subdomain hosted inside the account with several clicks. If you are not absolutely sure how to go about it, you can check the video tutorial that's available inside the Control Panel, read the comprehensive Help article on the subject, or simply contact us and we will help you 24/7, although it is not likely you'll experience any troubles as all it takes to set up a new CNAME record is to select a domain/subdomain, input the hostname that you're forwarding to, and save the modification. The new record will be fully active within the hour. Using CNAME records allows you to have better control over your domain addresses and site content and our system is simple and user-friendly enough to allow people with no previous experience to create this sort of records easily.