If you would like to direct 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 creating such a record, the domain address being pointed loses all its records (A, MX, and so on) and instead, it takes the A record of the domain name it is forwarded to. By doing this, if you are using 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 directed to the Internet site that you have set up, but it will also be displayed in the Internet browser address bar at all times. Other possible uses of a CNAME record are to point all the 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 example. The latter will work only by setting up a CNAME record for a subdomain since this type of a record created for the main domain address makes it impossible to use e-mail addresses.
CNAME Records in Cloud Web Hosting
You can effortlessly set up CNAME records if you have a Linux cloud web hosting package with our company. We'll supply you with an easy-to-use CP that enables you to view all DNS records for the domain addresses and subdomains which are hosted within the account. Creating a CNAME record involves a few easy steps - select the domain/subdomain, pick CNAME as the type, enter the hostname you are redirecting to, then simply click on the Save button. The procedure is as easy as that and the new record will be active almost instantly. In this way, you will have more control over your domains and subdomains and over the content they open, you could set up a private URL for company e-mails, and a lot 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 could see the whole process first-hand. If you choose to modify or delete an existing CNAME record created for a domain/subdomain hosted on our end, it will take you literally only a mouse click to get it done.