When you add a domain name as hosted in some account, you normally set a pair of Name Servers to point it to that specific service provider. On their end, three records are created automatically when the Internet domain is added - one A record and two MX records. The first one is a numeric address, or IP address, which “tells” the domain address where its site is, while the other two are alphanumeric and they indicate the server that manages the emails for that specific domain address. The site and the email hosting are generally perceived as one thing, when they are in reality two different services. Having different records for them will permit you to have them with different providers if you would like. For instance, some new company can have exceptional uptime for your website, but you may not want to switch your e-mails from your current host and by using an A record to point the Internet domain to the first and MX records to have the e-mails with the second, you can get the best of both companies. These records are checked when you wish to open a site or send an e-mail - either way, the company whose name servers are used for the domain address will be contacted to retrieve the A and MX records and if you have set records different from their own, the right web/mail server will then be contacted and you'll see the needed website or your e-mail will be delivered.

Custom MX and A Records in Shared Hosting

The Hepsia hosting CP, that comes with each and every shared hosting plan which we offer, will permit you to see, modify and set up A and MX records for any Internet domain or subdomain inside your account. Using the DNS Records section, you're going to be able to view a list of all hosts in the account in alphabetical order with their corresponding records, so any update is not going to take you more than a few mouse clicks. Creating new records is as simple if, as an example, 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 two. Also you can set the priority for every single MX record by setting different latency. To put it differently, 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 state-of-the-art tool, you're going to be able to manage the records of your domain addresses and subdomains effortlessly even when you have no prior experience with such matters.

Custom MX and A Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

If you acquire a semi-dedicated server plan through our company, you'll be able to view and change the A and MX records for every one of the domain addresses or subdomains you host within the account. The Hepsia Control Panel, which you will get to take care of the account, provides an sophisticated, albeit easy-to-use tool where all hosts are going to be listed in alphabetical order and you're going to be able to modify their records with no more than a couple of mouse clicks. If you have to set up a new record, it'll be equally easy - select the domain/subdomain, type in the IP address or mail server record and you'll be ready. Additionally, you'll be able to set different priority for the MX records that you create in case that you choose to use a third-party e-mail provider and they ask you to create additional records besides the 2 standard ones. If you encounter any difficulties, we have a in-depth Help section with videos where you can see first-hand how to create or modify any record.