If you wish to forward a domain name that you have to another domain name or subdomain, one of the ways to do that 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 forwarded to. By doing this, 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 directed to the site that you have created, but it'll also appear in the web browser address bar at all times. Some other possible uses of a CNAME record are to point all the traffic from different subdomains to their main domain name, or to use the webmail service of your webhosting company by using webmail.your-doman.com, for instance. The latter will work only by setting up a CNAME record for a subdomain because this kind of a record set up for the main domain address makes it impossible to use e-mail addresses.
CNAME Records in Shared Web Hosting
You can effortlessly set up CNAME records in case you have a shared web hosting from our company. We will provide you with an easy-to-use CP where you can observe all DNS records for the domain names and subdomains that are hosted inside the account. Creating a CNAME record involves a number of easy steps - select the domain/subdomain, pick CNAME as the type, enter the hostname you are redirecting to, after that just click the Save button. The procedure is as easy as that and the new record is going to be active almost immediately. That way, you'll have more control over your domain names and subdomains and over the content they open, you could create a private URL for company emails, and more. If you feel unsure about how to set up a new record or you have never done such a task, we have a short video tutorial where you can 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 will take you literally just a mouse click to get it done.