If you want to direct a domain address that you have to another domain name or subdomain, the best way to do this would be to use a CNAME record. By creating such a record, the domain being redirected loses all its records (A, MX, and so forth) and instead, it takes the A record of the Internet domain it's redirected to. This way, if you are using a web design service by some provider that gives you a subdomain, you can use an actual domain and not only will it be forwarded to the site you have created, but it will also appear in the Internet browser address bar at all times. Alternative possible uses of a CNAME record are to redirect all of the traffic from different subdomains to their main domain address, or to use the webmail service of your hosting provider by using webmail.your-doman.com, for instance. The latter will work only by setting up a CNAME record for a subdomain simply because this kind of a record set up for the main domain address makes it impossible to use e-mail addresses.
CNAME Records in Cloud Website Hosting
In case you have a cloud website hosting plan through our company and you wish to set up a CNAME record, it'll take you a few clicks to get it done. You can access the DNS records for all domain names and subdomains hosted in your account via the Hepsia Control Panel offered with each and every plan and adding a new record is as basic as clicking on a button, selecting the type, that will be CNAME in this case, entering the actual record value and saving the change. If you've never added this sort of record before, we have a Help section with a detailed video tutorial you can watch, or you can simply contact us and we will aid you with this task. If you have created a website through another company, you want to use a private URL for your webmail or you want to designate a subdomain to be used with the services of a different provider, for instance Google Apps, all it takes is creating a CNAME record with a couple of mouse clicks in your CP.