If you wish to direct a domain that you have to some other domain or subdomain, one of the ways to do this would be to use a CNAME record. By creating such a record, the domain address being redirected loses all its records (A, MX, etc) and instead, it takes the A record of the domain address 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 pointed to the website which you have set up, but it will also appear in the browser address bar at all times. Some other possible uses of a CNAME record are to redirect all the visitors from different subdomains to their main domain, or to use the webmail service of your hosting company by using webmail.your-doman.com, for instance. The latter will work only by setting up a CNAME record for a subdomain simply because such a record set up for the main domain name renders it impossible to use e-mail addresses.
CNAME Records in Shared Web Hosting
You can effortlessly create CNAME records if you have a shared web hosting through our company. We'll provide you with an easy-to-use CP where you could observe all DNS records for the domain names and subdomains that are hosted inside the account. Setting up a CNAME record includes several basic steps - pick the domain/subdomain, select CNAME as the type, type in the hostname you are pointing to, after that just click the Save button. The procedure is as easy as that and the new record will be active almost instantly. That way, you are going to have more control over your domains and subdomains and over the content they open, you'll be able to create a private URL for company e-mails, and much more. If you feel uncertain about how to set up a new record or you have never done such a task, you will find a short video tutorial where you can see the whole process first-hand. If you decide to change or delete an existing CNAME record created for a domain/subdomain hosted on our end, it'll take you literally simply a click to do it.