Every single registered domain has a minimum of two Name Server records that show where it is hosted i.e. by using these records you point your domain address to the servers of a particular web hosting company. In this way, you have got both your website and your e-mails handled by the very same provider. On the lower level of the Domain Name System (DNS), on the other hand, there are lots of other records, for instance A and MX. The first one shows which server deals with the site for a given Internet domain and is always an IP address (123.123.123.123), while the latter reveals which server handles the e-mails and is always an alphanumeric string (mx1.domain.com). For example, whenever you type a domain address in your web browser, your request is sent through the global DNS system to the provider whose NS records the domain name uses and from there you may be sent to the servers of a different provider if you have set an IP address of the latter as an A record for your domain. Having separate records for the website and the e-mails suggests that you could have your website and your e-mails with two different providers if you would like.

Custom MX and A Records in Cloud Website Hosting

The Hepsia hosting CP, which comes with each and every cloud website hosting which we offer, will permit you to see, change and create A and MX records for each Internet domain or subdomain inside your account. Using the DNS Records section, you're 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 won't take you more than a few mouse clicks. Creating new records is equally simple if, for instance, you would like to use the e-mail services of a different provider and they ask you to create more MX records than the default 2. Additionally you can set the priority for every single MX record by setting different latency. Put simply, when your e-mails are delivered, the sending server is going to contact the record with the smallest latency first and if the connection times out, it is going to contact the next one. With our sophisticated tool, you are going to be able to control the records of your domain names and subdomains easily even if you have no previous experience with such matters.

Custom MX and A Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

Accessing and modifying the A or MX records for each of your domains or subdomains is very easy if you get a semi-dedicated server plan from our company. The accounts are managed using our in-house built Hepsia Control Panel, which features a section committed to the DNS records of your domains. The latter is going to be listed alphabetically and you may click on each of them to see both the A and the MX records. Modifying any record will be as easy as entering the new one in a text box and saving the change, so even if you have never dealt with such matters before, you will not experience any troubles if you decide to point your website or emails to some other provider while keeping the second service with our company. When needed, you may also set up additional MX records and set a specific priority depending on the instructions of the new provider.