Every registered domain has no less than two Name Server records which show where it is hosted i.e. by using these records you point your domain address to the servers of a particular web hosting provider. In this way, you've got both your website and your e-mails managed by the 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 former reveals which server handles the site for a given domain address and is always an IP address (123.123.123.123), while the second one indicates which server handles the e-mails and is always an alphanumeric string (mx1.domain.com). For example, whenever you type a domain name in your web browser, your request is forwarded through the global DNS system to the provider whose NS records the domain name uses and from there you will be directed to the servers of another company if you have set an IP address of the latter as an A record for your Internet domain. Having different records for the website and the e-mails suggests that you may have your site and your e-mails with two different companies if you'd like.

Custom MX and A Records in Website Hosting

With a website hosting package from us, you're going to be able to create or change the A and MX records of your domain names and subdomains effortlessly through our state-of-the-art Hepsia hosting Control Panel. Modifying the default records will take 2 clicks and the setup of a new record requires just a couple of more clicks, so in case you have never dealt with such matters, you'll not experience any difficulties. We've got a comprehensive help section that makes things even easier. If you'd like to change your email provider and you have to create a number of MX records in addition to the default 2, you can select their priority i.e. which record is going to manage your e-mails first when someone sends you a message. Normally the new provider will tell you what these values should be. With our shared plans, you are going to have full control over your domain addresses and subdomains and you'll be able to handle their A and MX records easily and at any time.

Custom MX and A Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Accessing and editing the A or MX records for any one of your domains or subdomains is extremely easy if you acquire a semi-dedicated server plan through us. The accounts are handled through our in-house built Hepsia CP, which has a section committed to the DNS records of your domain names. The latter is going to be listed alphabetically and you can click on any one of them to see both the A and the MX records. Changing any record will be as easy as typing in the new one in a text box and saving the change, so even when you have never dealt with such matters before, you simply won't encounter any problems if you decide to direct your website or emails to a different service provider while keeping the second service with our company. When needed, you can also create additional MX records and set a specific priority in accordance with the recommendations of the new provider.