When you add a domain name as hosted in some account, you typically set a pair of Name Servers to point it to that specific provider. On their end, three records are set up automatically right after the Internet domain is added - one A record and two MX records. The former is a numeric address, or IP address, that “tells” the domain address where its website is, while the other two are alphanumeric and they show the server that handles the emails for that specific domain address. The website and the e-mail hosting are usually perceived as one thing, when they are in fact two different services. Having independent records for them will allow you to have them with different providers if you want. As an example, some new service provider can have fantastic uptime for your website, but you may not want to switch your e-mail messages from your current host and by using an A record to point the domain address to the former and MX records to have the emails with the second, you can get the best of both companies. These records are checked whenever you want to open a site or send an email - in either case, the company whose name servers are used for the domain is going to be contacted to retrieve the A and MX records and if you've set records different from their own, the correct web/mail server will then be contacted and you will see the needed website or your email will be delivered.

Custom MX and A Records in Shared Hosting

The Hepsia hosting Control Panel, that comes with each and every Linux shared hosting package that we offer you, will permit you to view, modify and create A and MX records for any domain or subdomain within your account. From the DNS Records section, you'll be able to see a list of all hosts inside the account in alphabetical order with their related records, so any update will not take you more than a couple of mouse clicks. Creating new records is equally simple if, as an illustration, you would like to use the e-mail services of another service provider and they ask you to create more MX records than the default 2. Also you can set the priority for every MX record by setting different latency. In other words, when your emails are delivered, the sending server is going to contact the record with the smallest latency first and in case the connection times out, it's going to contact the next one. Using our state-of-the-art tool, you'll 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 buy a semi-dedicated server plan through our company, you are going to be able to see and update the A and MX records for any of the domains or subdomains which you host within the account. The Hepsia CP, which you'll get to manage the account, provides an innovative, although easy-to-use tool where all hosts will be listed in alphabetical order and you'll be able to edit their records with no more than a few mouse clicks. If you have to create a new record, it'll be equally easy - choose the domain/subdomain, type in the IP address or mail server record and you will be ready. You will also be able to set different priority for the MX records which you create in case you decide to use a third-party e-mail provider and they ask you to set up additional records apart from the 2 default ones. In case you encounter any difficulties, you will find a in-depth Help section with videos where you can see first-hand how to create or edit any record.