Every single registered domain name has a minimum of two Name Server records that show where it is hosted i.e. by using these records you direct your Internet domain to the servers of a particular web hosting company. This way, you've got both your site and your emails handled by the exact same provider. On the lower level of the Domain Name System (DNS), nevertheless, there are a number of other records, for instance A and MX. The first one reveals which server deals with the site for a given Internet domain and is always an IP address (123.123.123.123), while the second one shows which server manages the e-mails and is always an alphanumeric string (mx1.domain.com). As an illustration, any time you enter a domain name in your web browser, your request is forwarded through the global DNS system to the company whose NS records the domain address uses and from there you may be directed to the servers of another provider provided you have set an IP address of the latter as an A record for your domain name. Having different records for the site and the e-mails means that you can have your site and your e-mails with 2 different providers if you would like.

Custom MX and A Records in Shared Web Hosting

The Hepsia hosting Control Panel, that comes with each and every shared web hosting plan we offer you, will allow you to view, change and set up A and MX records for any domain name or subdomain within your account. From the DNS Records section, you'll be able to view a list of all hosts within the account in alphabetical order with their corresponding records, so any update will not take you more than a few mouse clicks. Setting up new records is as simple if, as an illustration, you wish to use the email services of a different service provider and they ask you to set up more MX records than the default 2. You may also set the priority for each MX record by setting different latency. Quite simply, when your e-mails are delivered, the sending server will contact the record with the smallest latency first and in case the connection times out, it is going to contact the next one. With our advanced tool, you're going to be able to control the records of your domains and subdomains effortlessly even if you have no previous experience with such matters.

Custom MX and A Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

Accessing and editing the A or MX records for each of your domain names or subdomains is really easy if you buy a semi-dedicated server plan from our company. The accounts are maintained using our in-house built Hepsia CP, which features a section committed to the DNS records of your domain addresses. The latter is going to be listed alphabetically and you can click on any one of them to see both the A and the MX records. Changing any record is as simple as typing in the new one in a text box and saving the change, so even if you have never dealt with such matters before, you'll not encounter any issues if you want to direct your site or e-mails to a different provider while keeping the second service with our company. When needed, you may also set up additional MX records and set a specific priority based on the instructions of the new provider.