Creating a CNAME record for each of the domain names or subdomains that you've got within a hosting account will permit you to direct it to a different domain/subdomain. The forwarded Internet domain will lose all its records - A, MX and so on, and will take the records of the domain it's being forwarded to. In this light, you simply can't create a CNAME record to redirect your domain to a third-party provider and retain a functional e-mail service with the first hosting company. Also, it is important to note that a CNAME record is always a string of words and never a number because it is regularly mistaken for the A record of the domain being forwarded. One of the major uses of a CNAME record is to point a domain you own through one provider to the servers of another provider if you have set up a site with the latter. This way, the Internet site will appear under your own domain address, not under some subdomain provided by the third-party company.
CNAME Records in Cloud Web Hosting
The Hepsia hosting CP, which we provide with each and every cloud web hosting, will enable you to create CNAME records for every domain address or subdomain hosted within the account with just a few mouse clicks. If you are not confident how to go about it, you can check the video tutorial that is available within the Control Panel, read the in depth Help article on the subject, or you can simply contact us and we can help you 24/7, though it is not likely you'll experience any troubles as all it takes to set up a new CNAME record is to pick a domain/subdomain, enter the hostname that you're forwarding to, and save the modification. The new record will be fully active within the hour. Using CNAME records allows you to have better control over your domains and site content and our system is simple and intuitive enough to allow individuals with no previous experience to create this sort of records with ease.
CNAME Records in Semi-dedicated Servers
The Hepsia hosting CP, which comes with every one of our semi-dedicated server accounts, will allow you to set up a CNAME record easily. If you want to create a private URL for your emails, to redirect a domain to a subdomain inside the account or to forward a domain address to another provider and use some third-party service that they provide, it will not require more than three mouse clicks to create such a record. All DNS records for the domain names and subdomains hosted in the semi-dedicated account will be listed in a separate section in the Control Panel, so when you're there, all you will have to do will be to select 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 benefit, you can watch a short video within the CP on how to set up a CNAME record or you can follow the instructions in the help article, that's available in the DNS records section.