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What is a CNAME record?
A CNAME (canonical name) record maps a host name to another hostname or FQDN.
For example you may want to add a CNAME record for hostname "wwww" to "www" so that anyone mistyping an additional "w" in your website address will still get to the site at www.yourdomain.com.
You could also add a CNAME record for hostname "search" and FQDN "www.google.com" so that anyone visiting search.yourdomain.com would be presented with www.google.com.
- What is DNS?
- What are Name servers?
- What are 3rd Party Name Servers?
- What is a glue record?
- What are cached DNS records?
- What is an FQDN (Fully Qualified Domain Name)?
- What is a hostname?
- What are public and private IP addresses?
- How can I modify the DNS for a domain?
- What is an A Record?
- What is a CNAME record?
- What is an MX record?
- What is a TXT record?
- What is an NS record?
- What is an SPF (sender policy framework) record?
- What happens if I edit my DNS?
- How can I reset the DNS to default?
- Why can’t I edit the DNS for my domain?
- Where can I manage my DNS within my control panel?
- How long will changes to the DNS take to update?
- What does "resolve" mean in terms of DNS?
- Why am I getting an error adding a DNS record?