Any time you add a domain as hosted in some account, you typically set a pair of Name Servers to point it to that specific company. On their end, 3 records are created 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 name where its site is, while the other two are alphanumeric and they show the server that handles the e-mails for that particular domain. The website and the email hosting are typically regarded as one thing, while they are in fact two different services. Having independent records for them will permit you to have them with different providers if you want. For instance, some new provider could have fantastic uptime for your website, but you might not want to switch your e-mails from your current host and by using an A record to point the Internet domain to the first and MX records to have the emails with the latter, you will get the best of both companies. These records are checked when you wish to open a site or send an e-mail - either way, the provider whose name servers are used for the domain name is going to be contacted to retrieve the A and MX records and if you have set records different from their own, the right web/mail server will then be contacted and you're going to see the needed site or your e-mail is going to be delivered.

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 domain names and subdomains easily via our advanced Hepsia hosting CP. Modifying the default records requires two clicks and the creation of a new record requires only a few more clicks, so in case you have never dealt with such matters, you won't encounter any troubles. We've got an extensive help section that'll make things even easier. If you want to change your email provider and you have to create a number of MX records in addition to the standard 2, you can choose their priority i.e. which record will handle your e-mails first when somebody sends you a message. Usually the new provider will tell you what these values ought to be. With our shared plans, you are going to have complete control over your domains and subdomains and you will be able to handle their A and MX records effortlessly and at any time.

Custom MX and A Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

With the semi-dedicated servers which we offer, you're going to have full control over the records of all domain names and subdomains that 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 modifying any record requires as little as a couple of mouse clicks. If you decide to switch your web or e-mail hosting provider, you can update the required record and direct your domain name to the other company for one of the services, while 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. In case you are editing the MX records and you need additional ones on top of the standard 2 we have, you can create them with ease and set a different priority for every one.