Each registered domain name has at least two Name Server records which show where it is hosted i.e. by using these records you point your domain to the servers of a specific web hosting company. That way, you've got both your site and your emails handled by the exact same company. On the lower level of the Domain Name System (DNS), nevertheless, there are a number of other records, like A and MX. The first one 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 indicates which server manages the emails and is always an alphanumeric string (mx1.domain.com). For example, when you enter a domain address 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 will be forwarded to the servers of another service provider provided you have set an IP address of the latter as an A record for your domain name. Having separate records for the site and the emails means that you can have your site and your emails with 2 different companies if you wish.

Custom MX and A Records in Cloud Hosting

With a cloud hosting plan from our company, you are going to be able to set up or change the A and MX records of your domain addresses and subdomains effortlessly via our advanced Hepsia hosting Control Panel. Modifying the default records requires two clicks and the setup of a new record requires only a few more clicks, so even if you have never dealt with such matters, you won't encounter any problems. We have a large help section that will make things even easier. If you would like to switch your email provider and you have to set up a number of MX records in addition to the default two, you can pick their priority i.e. which record will deal with your e-mails first when someone sends you a message. Normally the new provider is going to tell you what these values need to be. With our shared plans, you'll have 100 % control of your domain names and subdomains and you will be able to manage their A and MX records effortlessly and at any time.

Custom MX and A Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

With the semi-dedicated hosting plans we provide, you're going to have full control over the records of all domain addresses and subdomains you add in your hosting account. You can easily check what A and MX records every one of them has through the DNS Records section of the Hepsia hosting Control Panel and editing any record takes as little as a couple of mouse clicks. If you decide to change your web or e-mail hosting provider, you can edit the necessary record and direct your domain address to the other service provider for one of the services, as you still carry on using the other one through us. Also you can keep the main domain address here, while you edit the A record of only one of its subdomains. If you're editing the MX records and you need additional ones on top of the standard two that we have, you could create them with ease and set a different priority for each and every one.