Each registered domain name has no less than 2 Name Server records which show where it's hosted i.e. by using these records you point your domain name to the servers of a certain website hosting company. That way, you have got both your website and your e-mails handled by the exact same company. On the lower level of the Domain Name System (DNS), nevertheless, there is a variety of other records, such as A and MX. The former shows which server deals with the website for a given Internet domain and is always an IP address (123.123.123.123), while the latter reveals which server manages the emails and is always an alphanumeric string (mx1.domain.com). For example, any time you enter a domain name in your web browser, your request is forwarded through the global DNS system to the provider whose NS records the domain address uses and from there you may be forwarded to the servers of a different company provided you have set an IP address of the latter as an A record for your domain. Having separate records for the site and the e-mails suggests that you can have your site and your e-mails with 2 different providers if you wish.
Custom MX and A Records in Cloud Website Hosting
The Hepsia hosting Control Panel, which comes with each and every cloud website hosting plan that we offer, allows you to see, modify and create A and MX records for every domain or subdomain inside your account. From the DNS Records section, you will be able to view a list of all hosts in the account in alphabetical order with their corresponding records, so any update isn't going to take you more than a few mouse clicks. Setting up new records is equally simple if, for example, you want to use the e-mail services of a different service provider and they ask you to create more MX records than the default two. Additionally you can set the priority for every single MX record by setting different latency. In other words, when your e-mails 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. With our advanced tool, you'll be able to handle the records of your domains and subdomains easily even when you have no prior experience with such matters.
Custom MX and A Records in Semi-dedicated Servers
Accessing and editing the A or MX records for each of your domain addresses or subdomains is incredibly easy if you purchase a semi-dedicated server plan from our company. The accounts are handled using our in-house built Hepsia CP, which features a section dedicated to the DNS records of your domains. The latter will be listed alphabetically and you can click on any one of them to see both the A and the MX records. Changing any record is as easy as typing in 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 encounter any issues if you decide to direct your site or e-mails to a different provider while keeping the second service with our company. If needed, you can also set up additional MX records and set a specific priority depending on the recommendations of the new provider.