Setting up a CNAME record for any of the domain names or subdomains you've got in the hosting account will allow you to forward it to a different domain/subdomain. The forwarded domain address will lose all of its records - A, MX etc, and will take the records of the Internet domain it is being redirected to. In this light, you cannot create a CNAME record to direct your domain name to a third-party company and retain a working email service with the first hosting provider. Also, it is very important to know that a CNAME record is always a string of words rather than a number because it is regularly mistaken for the A record of the domain name being forwarded. One of the primary uses of a CNAME record is to point a domain name you own through one provider to the servers of some other provider in case you have set up an Internet site with the latter. That way, the site will appear under your own domain, not under some subdomain provided by the third-party company.
CNAME Records in Shared Hosting
You can easily set up CNAME records in case you have a shared hosting plan from our company. We are going to provide you with an easy-to-use CP where you can see all DNS records for the domain addresses and subdomains that are hosted in the account. Creating a CNAME record includes a few basic steps - select the domain/subdomain, choose CNAME as the type, type in the hostname you are pointing to, after that just click on the Save button. The procedure is as simple as that and the new record is going to be active almost right away. In this way, you'll 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 more. If you feel unclear about how to set up a new record or you have never done such a task, you will find a short video tutorial where you could see the whole process first-hand. If you choose to edit or delete an existing CNAME record created for a domain/subdomain hosted on our end, it'll require literally only a mouse click to get it done.
CNAME Records in Semi-dedicated Servers
If you have a semi-dedicated server through our company and you want to create a CNAME record, it will require only a couple of mouse clicks to complete this task. The plans are managed through our in-house built Hepsia hosting CP in which 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'll only have to choose the record type and the hostname (domain or subdomain), type in where the latter will be directed to and save the modification. The new record will be active almost immediately in our system and will propagate worldwide within several hours. Changing or deleting an existing CNAME record inside the account is equally simple and easy and takes a click. In the event you experience any difficulties, you can go through our in-depth help article, see the short video on the subject that we have added in the CP, or you can just contact us for help.