Every single registered domain has no less than 2 Name Server records which show where it's hosted i.e. by using these records you point your Internet domain to the servers of a particular web hosting provider. That way, you have both your website and your e-mails managed by the exact same company. On the lower level of the Domain Name System (DNS), nevertheless, there are lots of other records, for example A and MX. The first one reveals which server deals with the site for a given domain address and is always an IP address (123.123.123.123), while the latter shows which server handles the e-mails and is always an alphanumeric string (mx1.domain.com). As an example, any time you type a domain address in your browser, your request is forwarded through the global DNS system to the provider whose NS records the domain address uses and from there you will be forwarded to the servers of another provider provided you have set an IP address of the latter as an A record for your domain. Having independent records for the website and the e-mails suggests that you may have your site and your e-mails with 2 different companies if you would like.

Custom MX and A Records in Hosting

With a hosting package from our company, you'll be able to set up or change the A and MX records of your domains and subdomains effortlessly via our state-of-the-art Hepsia hosting CP. Editing the default records requires 2 clicks and the creation of a new record takes just a couple of more clicks, so although you may have never dealt with such matters, you won't experience any difficulties. We've got an in depth help section that will make things even easier. If you wish to change your e-mail provider and you have to create a number of MX records in addition to the default two, you may choose their priority i.e. which record is going to handle your e-mails first when somebody sends you a message. Normally the new provider is going to tell you what these values need to be. With our shared plans, you are going to have total control over your domain addresses and subdomains and you're going to be able to handle their A and MX records effortlessly and at any time.

Custom MX and A Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

With the Linux semi-dedicated hosting we offer, you're going to have full control over the records of all domain names and subdomains which you add in your hosting account. You can easily check what A and MX records each one of them has from the DNS Records section of the Hepsia hosting Control Panel and changing any record requires as little as a few clicks. If you choose to switch your web or email hosting provider, you can change the required record and direct your domain name to the other company for one of the services, as you still continue using the other one through us. Also you can keep the main domain name here, while you modify the A record of only one of its subdomains. If you're modifying the MX records and you need additional ones on top of the default 2 that we have, you could create them with ease and set a different priority for every single one.