Whenever you add a domain name as hosted in some account, you normally set a pair of Name Servers to direct it to that specific service provider. On their end, 3 records are created automatically the moment the domain name is added - one A record and two MX records. The first one is a numeric address, or IP address, which “tells” the Internet domain where its website is, while the other two are alphanumeric and they indicate the server that manages the e-mails for that specific domain address. The website and the email hosting are typically regarded as one thing, when they are in reality two different services. Having separate records for them will allow you to have them with different companies if you want. For instance, some new service provider may have superb uptime for your website, but you might not want to switch your e-mails from your current host and by using an A record to point the domain to the former and MX records to have the e-mails with the second, you will get the best of both companies. These records are checked whenever you want to open a site or send an e-mail - in either case, the service provider whose name servers are used for the domain name will be contacted to retrieve the A and MX records and if you have set records different from their own, the correct web/mail server will then be contacted and you're going to see the needed website or your email will be delivered.

Custom MX and A Records in Shared Web Hosting

With a shared web hosting package from us, you'll be able to create or change the A and MX records of your domains and subdomains effortlessly using our state-of-the-art Hepsia hosting Control Panel. Editing the default records will take two clicks and the creation of a new record takes only a couple of more clicks, so even though you may have never dealt with such matters, you will not encounter any issues. We have an in depth help section that'll make things even easier. If you would like to switch your email provider and you have to set up several MX records in addition to the default two, you can select their priority i.e. which record is going to deal with your emails first when someone sends you a message. Normally the new provider will tell you what these values need to be. With our shared plans, you are going to have complete control over your domain addresses and subdomains and you're going to be able to handle their A and MX records easily and at any time.

Custom MX and A Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

If you acquire a semi-dedicated server plan from our company, you're going to be able to see and update the A and MX records for each of the domain names or subdomains which you host in the account. The Hepsia CP, which you will get to handle the account, offers an sophisticated, though easy-to-use tool in which all hosts will be listed in alphabetical order and you're going to be able to change their records with no more than several mouse clicks. If you have to create a new record, it will be just as simple - select the domain/subdomain, type in the IP address or mail server record and you're going to be all set. Additionally, you will be able to set different priority for the MX records which you create in case you want to use a third-party e-mail provider and they ask you to create additional records aside from the two standard ones. If you encounter any problems, you will find a in-depth Help section with videos in which you can see first-hand how to setup or edit any record.