Setting up a CNAME record for any one of the domains or subdomains that you've got in the hosting account allows you to direct it to a different domain/subdomain. The forwarded Internet domain will lose all of its records - A, MX and so forth, and will take the records of the Internet domain it's being redirected to. In this light, you simply can't create a CNAME record to direct your domain name to a third-party company and retain a functional e-mail service with the first provider. Also, it is essential to know that a CNAME record is always a string of words and never a number because it is often confused with the A record of the domain being forwarded. One of the main uses of a CNAME record is to point a domain address that you own through one provider to the servers of some other provider when you have created an Internet site with the latter. That way, the website will appear under your own domain address, not under some subdomain provided by the third-party company.
CNAME Records in Cloud Hosting
The Hepsia hosting Control Panel, which we offer with each and every Linux cloud package, will enable you to set up CNAME records for any domain name or subdomain hosted inside the account with just a few clicks. If you're not absolutely sure how to go about it, you can check the video tutorial available inside the Control Panel, read the in depth Help article on the subject, or you can simply contact us and we will help you 24/7, although it is not likely that you will experience any problems as all it takes to set up a new CNAME record is to choose a domain/subdomain, enter the hostname that you're redirecting to, and save the change. The new record is going to be fully active within the hour. Using CNAME records enables you to have better control of your domain names and website content and our system is simple and user-friendly enough to allow people who have no previous experience to create this sort of records effortlessly.
CNAME Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting
The Hepsia hosting CP, which comes with every single one of our semi-dedicated server accounts, will permit you to set up a CNAME record easily. When you want to create a private URL for your e-mails, to redirect a domain to a subdomain inside the account or to forward a domain name to another provider and use some third-party service which they provide, it's not going to require more than three mouse clicks to create this sort of record. All DNS records for the domain names and subdomains hosted in the semi-dedicated account are going to be listed in a separate section in the Control Panel, so when you are there, all you will have to do will be to choose the type of the record that you want to set up and the hostname for which you are creating it, and then enter the actual record text. For your convenience, you can see a short video in the Control Panel about how to set up a CNAME record or you can refer to the instructions in the help article, that's available in the DNS records section.