Create a CNAME record in DirectAdmin

Introduction

If your domain uses the DNS zone managed from DirectAdmin, you can create a CNAME record directly from that panel.

This is useful when an external service asks you to point a subdomain to another domain name.

Steps in DirectAdmin

1. Log in to DirectAdmin.
2. Select the correct domain if your account has more than one.
3. Open DNS Management.
4. Click Add Record.
5. Choose CNAME as the record type.
6. In Name, enter the subdomain, for example blog.
7. In Value or Destination, enter the target domain.
8. Save the record.

Tip about the trailing dot

In some panels it helps to end the destination with a dot, for example:

externalservice.com.

This can prevent the panel from automatically appending your own domain name to the end of the value.

Conclusion

Creating a CNAME in DirectAdmin is quick: open DNS Management, add the record, check the destination carefully and wait for the change to propagate.