There are many ways to direct a domain to an alternative domain or subdomain and one of them is by creating a CNAME record. If you own a domain name and you have set up a website using some online service that provides you with a service subdomain, you can easily link the two by setting up a CNAME record for your-domain.com that directs to subdomain.provider.com. What you are going to achieve with this is that www.your-domain.com will be in the web browser address bar while it opens the already mentioned Internet site from the servers of the third-party provider. It is essential to know that if you create a CNAME record, any other records your domain address may have will stop functioning, so you cannot have both a CNAME record directing to one provider and functioning email addresses with another one. The CNAME record is always an alpha string, not a number, and often additional configuration may be needed with the other provider.
CNAME Records in Cloud Web Hosting
You can effortlessly set up CNAME records if you have a Linux cloud web hosting from our company. We are going to provide you with an easy-to-use CP that enables you to observe all DNS records for the domains and subdomains which are hosted within the account. Creating a CNAME record includes a few simple steps - select the domain/subdomain, pick CNAME as the type, type in the hostname you are pointing to, then simply click on the Save button. The procedure is as elementary as that and the new record will be active almost instantly. That way, you are going to have more control over your domain names and subdomains and over the content they open, you'll be able to set up a private URL for company emails, and much more. If you feel unsure about how to create a new record or you have never done such a task, you will find a short video tutorial in which you can see the whole process first-hand. If you choose to modify or delete an existing CNAME record created for a domain/subdomain hosted on our end, it'll require literally only a click to get it done.
CNAME Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting
If you have a semi-dedicated server with our company and you wish to create a CNAME record, it will require just a few clicks to complete this task. The plans are managed through our in-house built Hepsia hosting CP where you will see a section dedicated to the DNS records of the domains and subdomains hosted within the account. To create a CNAME record, you will simply have to select the record type and the hostname (domain or subdomain), enter where the latter is going to be pointed to and save the change. The new record is going to be active almost right away in our system and will propagate worldwide within a few hours. Editing or deleting an existing CNAME record inside the account is equally easy and takes a click. In the event you experience any issues, you can go through our comprehensive help article, see the short video on the topic that we have added in the CP, or just contact us for help.