When you add a domain name as hosted in some account, you usually set a pair of Name Servers to point it to that particular provider. On their end, 3 records are set up automatically as soon as the domain address is added - one A record and two MX records. The former is a numeric address, or IP address, which “tells” the domain address where its website is, while the other two are alphanumeric and they show the server that deals with the e-mails for that specific Internet domain. The website and the e-mail hosting are typically regarded as one thing, when they're in reality two different services. Having separate records for them will allow you to have them with different companies if you'd like. As an illustration, some new company might have fantastic uptime for your website, but you may not want to switch your e-mail messages from your current host and by employing an A record to point the domain to the former and MX records to have the emails with the latter, you will get the best of both companies. These records are checked when you want to open a site or send an email - in any case, the service provider whose name servers are used for the domain 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're going to see the needed website or your e-mail will be delivered.

Custom MX and A Records in Cloud Hosting

The Hepsia hosting Control Panel, that comes with each and every cloud hosting plan that we offer, will permit you to see, modify and set up A and MX records for any Internet domain or subdomain within your account. Through the DNS Records section, you are going to be able to see a list of all hosts within the account from a to z with their corresponding records, so any update will not take you more than a few mouse clicks. Setting up new records is just as simple if, as an example, you would like to use the email services of a different provider and they ask you to create more MX records than the default two. You can even set the priority for every MX record by setting different latency. To put it differently, 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 will contact the next one. Through our state-of-the-art tool, you will be able to manage the records of your domain addresses and subdomains with ease even if you have no previous 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 will be able to see and edit the A and MX records for any of the domain names or subdomains that you host within the account. The Hepsia Control Panel, which you will get to take care of the account, provides an state-of-the-art, although easy-to-use tool where all hosts will be listed in alphabetical order and you will be able to modify their records with no more than a couple of clicks. If you have to create a new record, it's going to be just as easy - pick the domain/subdomain, enter the IP address or mail server record and you'll be all set. You'll also be able to set different priority for the MX records which you create in case you want to use a third-party email provider and they ask you to create additional records apart from the 2 standard ones. If you ever encounter any issues, we have a comprehensive Help section with videos where you can see first-hand how to create or change any record.