There are numerous ways to point a domain to a different domain or subdomain and one of them is by setting up a CNAME record. When you own a domain and you have created a site through some online service which provides you with a service subdomain, you could easily link the two by setting up a CNAME record for your-domain.com that redirects to subdomain.provider.com. What you will achieve with this is that www.your-domain.com will be in the web browser address bar while it opens the already mentioned Internet site from the servers of the third-party provider. It is important to know that if you set up a CNAME record, any other records your domain name may have will stop functioning, so you cannot have both a CNAME record directing to one provider and working email addresses with a different one. The CNAME record is always an alpha string, not a number, and in some cases more configuration may be needed with the other company.

CNAME Records in Shared Hosting

You can easily create CNAME records if you have a shared hosting with our company. We are going to supply you with an easy-to-use CP which allows you to view all DNS records for the domain names and subdomains that are hosted within the account. Creating a CNAME record includes several simple steps - pick the domain/subdomain, choose CNAME as the type, enter the hostname you are pointing to, after that just click on the Save button. The procedure is as simple as that and the new record is going to be active almost instantly. That way, you will have more control over your domain addresses and subdomains and over the content they open, you can create a private URL for company e-mails, plus much more. If you feel unsure 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 edit or delete an existing CNAME record created for a domain/subdomain hosted on our end, it'll require literally only a click to do it.