Every single registered domain has a minimum of two Name Server records that show where it's hosted i.e. by using these records you point your domain name to the servers of a particular web hosting provider. In this way, you have both your website and your e-mails handled by the exact same service provider. On the lower level of the Domain Name System (DNS), nevertheless, there are lots of other records, like A and MX. The former reveals which server handles the site for a given Internet domain and is always an IP address (123.123.123.123), while the second one indicates which server manages the e-mails and is always an alphanumeric string (mx1.domain.com). As an illustration, any time you enter a domain in your Internet browser, your request is sent through the global DNS system to the provider whose NS records the domain address uses and from there you may be directed to the servers of a different company if you have set an IP address of the latter as an A record for your domain. Having independent records for the site and the emails suggests that you could have your site and your emails with 2 different companies if you'd like.

Custom MX and A Records in Website Hosting

The Hepsia hosting Control Panel, that comes with each and every Linux website hosting we provide, will allow you to view, change and create A and MX records for any Internet domain or subdomain inside your account. Through the DNS Records section, you're going to be able to view a list of all hosts inside the account in alphabetical order with their corresponding records, so any update is not going to take you more than a couple of clicks. Creating 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 two. You may also set the priority for every 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 if the connection times out, it will contact the next one. With our advanced tool, you will be able to handle the records of your domain names and subdomains effortlessly even when you have no prior experience with such matters.

Custom MX and A Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

If you acquire a semi-dedicated server plan through us, you will be able to view and update the A and MX records for any of the domains or subdomains which you host in the account. The Hepsia CP, which you will get to control the account, comes with an innovative, albeit easy-to-use tool in which all hosts will be listed in alphabetical order and you are going to be able to modify their records with no more than a couple of mouse clicks. If you have to create a new record, it'll be just as easy - select the domain/subdomain, type in the IP address or mail server record and you're going to be all set. You will also be able to set different priority for the MX records that you create in case you want to use a third-party e-mail provider and they ask you to set up additional records aside from the two default ones. If you encounter any problems, you will find a detailed Help section with videos where you can see first-hand how to create or change any record.