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What is a CNAME record?
Learn more about Canonical Name records.
Jun 20, 2024
Article ID: SLN17911
A CNAME (canonical name) record is a DNS record that can be used to create host names for a domain name. These host names can be set to point to other domain names or other host names.
Note: CNAME records can only be applied to subdomains - such as info.yourhostname.com. If you need to edit your root domain record (@), you would add an A record.
