There are several ways to direct a domain address to an alternative domain or subdomain and one of them is by setting up a CNAME record. In case you own a domain name and you have developed a website using 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 directs to subdomain.provider.com. What you'll achieve as a result is that www.your-domain.com is going to be in the web browser address bar while it opens the already mentioned website from the servers of the third-party company. You should know that if you create a CNAME record, any other records your domain name may have will stop working, so you cannot have both a CNAME record directing to one provider and functioning email addresses with a different one. The CNAME record is always an alpha string, not a number, and often additional configuration may be necessary with the other company.
CNAME Records in Shared Hosting
You can effortlessly create CNAME records if you have a Linux shared hosting package through our company. We'll provide you with an easy-to-use CP where you can observe all DNS records for the domain names and subdomains that are hosted within the account. Setting up a CNAME record includes a few easy steps - select the domain/subdomain, choose CNAME as the type, type in the hostname you are forwarding to, and then simply click on the Save button. The process is as easy as that and the new record is going to be active almost instantly. That way, you'll have more control over your domain addresses and subdomains and over the content they open, you can create a private URL for company emails, and much more. If you feel unsure about how to create a new record or you have never done such a task, you will find there's a short video tutorial in which you can see the whole process first-hand. If you want to change or delete an existing CNAME record created for a domain/subdomain hosted on our end, it'll take you literally simply a mouse click to get it done.