When you add a domain as hosted in some account, you typically set a pair of Name Servers to direct it to that particular provider. On their end, 3 records are set up automatically as soon as the domain is added - one A record and two MX records. The former is a numeric address, or IP address, that “tells” the Internet domain where its site is, while the other two are alphanumeric and they show the server that manages the emails for that specific domain name. The website and the email hosting are usually perceived as one thing, while they're in reality two different services. Having different records for them will enable you to have them with different companies if you wish. As an example, some new provider can have excellent uptime for your site, but you might not want to switch your emails from your current host and by employing an A record to point the domain address to the first and MX records to have the emails with the second, you will get the best of both providers. These records are checked when you wish to open a website or send an e-mail - in either case, the service provider whose name servers are used for the domain address will be contacted to retrieve the A and MX records and if you've set records different from their own, the right web/mail server will then be contacted and you are going to see the needed site or your e-mail is going to be delivered.

Custom MX and A Records in Cloud Web Hosting

If you have a cloud web hosting service from us, you will be able to view, create and modify any A or MX record for your domain names. Assuming that a given Internet domain has our Name Servers, you are going to be able to to modify particular records using our Hepsia hosting Control Panel and have your website or e-mails pointed to another service provider if you wish to use only one of our services. Our leading-edge tool is going to enable you to have a domain hosted here and a subdomain below it to be hosted elsewhere by changing only its A record - this will not affect the main domain address the slightest bit. If you choose to use the e-mail services of another service provider and they want you to set up more than two MX records, you can easily do this with only a couple of clicks within the DNS Records section of your CP. Also you can set different latency for each MX record i.e. which one will have priority.

Custom MX and A Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

The Hepsia hosting Control Panel, provided with our Linux semi-dedicated hosting, allows you to see the A and MX records for every one of the domain names or subdomains in your account and if needed, to change any of them or set up new ones. Managing these records is very easy since all domains/subdomains are going to be listed alphabetically, so updating a record is as simple as entering it in a box and saving the change. Creating a new one takes just a few more clicks and in case you experience any issues, you can check out our educational videos on how to create A and MX records. Our system is user-friendly enough to be used by individuals with no previous experience, yet sophisticated enough to give you total control over all records and to permit you to have different A records even for domain.com and www.domain.com. If you are switching your e-mails to a different company and they ask you to create more than 2 different MX records, you can choose the priority of each one.