If you want to forward a domain name that you have to a different domain name or subdomain, a good way to do this would be to use a CNAME record. By setting up such a record, the domain name being pointed 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 provider that gives you a subdomain, you can use an actual domain and not only will it be pointed to the site that you've created, but it'll also appear in the web browser address bar at all times. Other possible uses of a CNAME record are to forward all the visitors from different subdomains to their main Internet domain, or to use the webmail service of your webhosting company 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 such a record set up for the main domain address renders it impossible to use email addresses.

CNAME Records in Cloud Hosting

The Hepsia hosting CP, which our company offers with each and every Linux cloud hosting, will permit you to set up CNAME records for any domain or subdomain hosted in the account with several mouse clicks. If you are not absolutely sure how to go about it, you can check the video tutorial available in the CP, read the in depth Help article on the subject, or simply contact us and we can assist you 24/7, though it is not likely that you'll experience any troubles as all it takes to set up a new CNAME record is to choose a domain/subdomain, enter the hostname that you're pointing to, and save the modification. The new record will be fully active within the hour. Using CNAME records permits you to have better control of your domains and site content and our system is simple and intuitive enough to allow people with no previous experience to create this kind of records easily.