If you wish to forward a domain name that you have to some other domain name or subdomain, the best way to do that would be to use a CNAME record. By setting up such a record, the domain being pointed loses all its records (A, MX, and so forth) and instead, it takes the A record of the domain name it is forwarded 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 forwarded to the website which you have set up, but it'll also be displayed in the browser address bar at all times. Other possible uses of a CNAME record are to direct all the targeted traffic from different subdomains to their main Internet domain, 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 because such a record created for the main domain name makes it impossible to use email addresses.

CNAME Records in Cloud Hosting

The Hepsia hosting CP, which we provide with each and every cloud hosting, will enable you to set up CNAME records for every domain address or subdomain hosted in the account with several mouse clicks. If you're not absolutely sure how to go about it, you can check out the video tutorial that's available in the CP, read the comprehensive Help article on the subject, or just simply contact us and we will help you 24/7, even though it is unlikely you'll experience any problems as all it takes to set up a new CNAME record is to pick a domain/subdomain, enter the hostname you're redirecting to, and save the change. The new record will be fully active within the hour. Using CNAME records permits you to have better control of your domain addresses and website content and our system is simple and user-friendly enough to allow people who have no previous experience to set up this kind of records easily.