I own a domain name. How can I use it as my forum's url?

[Richardr]

The domain name that I own isn't currently used with a website. I would like to use it for my forum. How can I do this?

Thanks!

[zakir321]

In the admin panel of your domain, you have to create a CNAME (alias) for the subdomain you want to connect with your forumotion board.

When you choose the sub-domain which you wish to use on your forum (forum.my_domain, for example, is a sub-domain of my_domain), you have to create the corresponding CNAME entrance in the DNS administrator of your domain: a CNAME entrance allows to point an url towards the other one in a transparent way. in this way, you can link forum.my_domain to adress.my_forum.

Any recorder of domains names possesses different interfaces, and thus different methods to create such CNAME.
However, in a general way, the process takes place as follows:

• Connect to your user account on the site of your domain name provider, and go to the DNS management.
  
• Check that the chosen sub-domain is not already used.
  
• In the generally entitled field "source", "origin", or "alias" enter the prefix of sub-domain (i.e. "Forum" if you want to use the sub-domain forum.my_domain).
  
• In the generally entitled field "destination" or " target host ", enter the original url of your forum, adress.my_forum.
  
• You will maybe have to inform the TTL (Time To Live): give the maximal possible value.