If you wish to point a domain that you have to another domain name or subdomain, the best way to do that would be to use a CNAME record. By setting up such a record, the domain being redirected loses all its records (A, MX, and so on) and instead, it takes the A record of the domain address it's forwarded 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 name and not only will it be forwarded to the site that you have set up, but it'll also appear in the browser address bar at all times. Alternative possible uses of a CNAME record are to forward all the targeted traffic from various subdomains to their main Internet domain, or to use the webmail service of your hosting provider by using webmail.your-doman.com, for instance. The latter will work only by creating a CNAME record for a subdomain because this kind of a record created for the main domain name makes it impossible to use email addresses.

CNAME Records in Shared Web Hosting

The Hepsia hosting Control Panel, which we provide with each and every shared web hosting plan, allows you to set up CNAME records for every domain name or subdomain hosted within the account with only a few clicks. If you're not sure how to go about it, you should check the video tutorial that's available inside the Control Panel, read the comprehensive Help article on the subject, or simply contact us and we can help you 24/7, although it is not likely you'll experience any issues as all it takes to set up a new CNAME record is to pick a domain/subdomain, type in the hostname that you're forwarding to, and save the modification. The new record will be fully active within the hour. Using CNAME records enables you to have better control over your domain names and website content and our system is simple and user-friendly enough to allow people with no previous experience to set up such records easily.