Whenever you add a domain name as hosted in some account, you typically set a pair of Name Servers to point it to that particular service provider. On their end, three records are created automatically the moment the domain address is added - one A record and two MX records. The first one is a numeric address, or IP address, that “tells” the domain where its site is, while the other two are alphanumeric and they indicate the server that deals with the emails for that specific domain name. The website and the email hosting are generally perceived as one thing, while they are in fact two different services. Having different records for them will enable you to have them with different companies if you wish. As an illustration, some new company can have exceptional 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 domain name to the former and MX records to have the e-mails with the second, you will 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 company whose name servers are used for the Internet domain is going to 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'll see the needed site or your email will be delivered.

Custom MX and A Records in Cloud Web Hosting

The Hepsia hosting Control Panel, that comes with each and every cloud web hosting plan that we provide, will allow you to view, change and create A and MX records for any domain or subdomain in your account. Through the DNS Records section, you're going to be able to view a list of all hosts within the account in alphabetical order with their related records, so any update will not take you more than a few clicks. Setting up new records is as easy if, for instance, you want to use the e-mail services of another service provider and they ask you to create more MX records than the default two. You can also set the priority for each MX record by setting different latency. Quite simply, when your e-mails are delivered, the sending server is going to contact the record with the smallest latency first and in case the connection times out, it'll contact the next one. With our innovative tool, you'll be able to manage the records of your domain addresses and subdomains easily even if you have no previous experience with such matters.

Custom MX and A Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

If you purchase a semi-dedicated server plan from us, you are going to be able to see and edit the A and MX records for each of the domains or subdomains that you host within the account. The Hepsia CP, which you will get to manage the account, provides an advanced, although easy-to-use tool where all hosts are going to be listed in alphabetical order and you're going to be able to modify their records with no more than a couple of clicks. If you have to set up a new record, it's going to be just as easy - choose the domain/subdomain, type in the IP address or mail server record and you're going to be all set. Additionally, you'll be able to set different priority for the MX records you create in case that you want to use a third-party e-mail provider and they ask you to create additional records other than the two standard ones. In case you encounter any difficulties, we've got a detailed Help section with videos in which you can see first-hand how to create or change any record.