CNAME Record
A CNAME (Canonical Name) record is an alias that points one domain or subdomain to another domain.
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In plain English
An alias: “when someone goes to blog.mysite.com, send them to the same place as myotherservice.com.” Handy when the real address might change.
Instead of pointing to an IP address, a CNAME record points to another domain name. For example, you might point `blog.example.com` to `example.host.io`. This is useful when your underlying service address might change, as you only have to update the final destination in one place.
A CNAME record cannot coexist with other records for the same name (like an MX record for the apex domain), which is why ALIAS records or A records are used for root domains.
Examples & Usage
Standard CNAME Record
Name: blog, Type: CNAME, Value: gh-pages.github.io
Name: shop, Type: CNAME, Value: stores.shopify.com