Whenever you add a domain name as hosted in some account, you normally set a pair of Name Servers to direct it to that particular service provider. On their end, 3 records are set up automatically when the domain address is added - one A record and two MX records. The former is a numeric address, or IP address, that “tells” the domain where its website is, while the other two are alphanumeric and they reveal the server that handles the emails for that specific domain address. The site and the email hosting are often perceived as one thing, while they're actually two different services. Having separate records for them will permit you to have them with different companies if you'd like. As an illustration, some new provider may have superb uptime for your site, but you may not want to switch your emails from your current host and by using an A record to point the Internet domain to the former and MX records to have the e-mails with the second, you could get the best of both companies. These records are checked whenever you want to open a website or send an email - in any case, the provider whose name servers are used for the Internet domain will be contacted to retrieve the A and MX records and if you've set records different from their own, the correct web/mail server will then be contacted and you will see the needed site or your e-mail will be delivered.

Custom MX and A Records in Cloud Website Hosting

With a cloud website hosting plan from us, you will be able to create or modify the A and MX records of your domain addresses and subdomains with ease using our innovative Hepsia hosting CP. Changing the default records will take 2 clicks and the creation of a new record takes only a couple of more clicks, so in case you have never dealt with such matters, you will not encounter any difficulties. We have an in depth help section that'll make things even easier. If you want to change your e-mail provider and you have to create a number of MX records in addition to the default 2, you can choose their priority i.e. which record will manage your emails first when someone sends you a message. Usually the new provider is going to tell you what these values should be. With our shared plans, you're going to have full control of your domains and subdomains and you are going to be able to handle their A and MX records effortlessly and at any time.

Custom MX and A Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

Accessing and changing the A or MX records for any one of your domain names or subdomains is very easy if you purchase a semi-dedicated server plan through us. The accounts are managed using our in-house built Hepsia Control Panel, which has a section committed to the DNS records of your domain names. The latter will be listed alphabetically and you may click on any one of them to see both the A and the MX records. Modifying any record will be as easy as entering the new one in a text box and saving the change, so even if you have never dealt with such matters before, you won't encounter any issues if you decide to point your website or e-mails to an alternative company while keeping the second service with our company. If required, you could also create additional MX records and set a certain priority based on the recommendations of the new provider.