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

Custom MX and A Records in Hosting

The Hepsia hosting Control Panel, that comes with each and every Linux hosting that we offer, will permit you to view, change and create A and MX records for every domain name or subdomain within your account. Through the DNS Records section, you are going to be able to see a list of all hosts inside the account from a to z with their corresponding records, so any update is not going to take you more than a few clicks. Creating new records is just as simple if, as an example, you would like to use the e-mail services of another company and they ask you to create more MX records than the default 2. You may also set the priority for every single MX record by setting different latency. Put simply, when your emails are delivered, the sending server will contact the record with the smallest latency first and in case the connection times out, it'll contact the next one. Using our sophisticated tool, you'll be able to manage the records of your domain names and subdomains easily even if you have no prior experience with such matters.

Custom MX and A Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

If you purchase a semi-dedicated server plan from us, you are going to be able to view and change the A and MX records for any of the domains or subdomains which you host within the account. The Hepsia Control Panel, which you will get to manage the account, offers an sophisticated, albeit easy-to-use tool in which all hosts will be listed in alphabetical order and you will be able to change their records with no more than a few mouse clicks. If you have to set up a new record, it will be equally simple - pick the domain/subdomain, type in the IP address or mail server record and you'll be all set. Additionally, you will be able to set different priority for the MX records which you create in case that you choose to use a third-party e-mail provider and they ask you to set up additional records other than the 2 default ones. If you ever experience any problems, we have a comprehensive Help section with videos in which you can see first-hand how to setup or change any record.