How to setup a cname-record

You can setup a CNAME-Record as described below.

Step 1

Please sign in to your customer account by clicking the "Login" button on the top right corner of our website.

Enter your username and password and click "Login"

Step 2

Once you are logged in please click on "Domains" in your control panel.

Step 3

In the domain overview click on the "Configuration" button next to the domain name for which you want to setup a cname-record.

Step 4

On the domain detail page click on "checkdomain nameserver".

Step 5

In the appearing screen you can set the CNAME-Record under DNS records.

Name: is the subdomain for example "name" (without the period at the end).

Type: select CNAME as kind of forwarding.

Value: Specify which target is to be achieved: "target-domain.com".

If required, you can additionally set the "TTL" or the "priority" for each entry.

Confirm your settings by click on "Save".

Important note

After setup the record it might take up to 6 hours until the record is effective.

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