Every registered domain name has at least 2 Name Server records that show where it is hosted i.e. by using these records you direct your domain name to the servers of a specific website hosting company. This way, you've got both your site and your e-mails managed by the exact same company. On the lower level of the Domain Name System (DNS), nevertheless, there is a variety of other records, like A and MX. The former shows which server deals with the site for a given Internet domain and is always an IP address (123.123.123.123), while the second one shows which server handles the emails and is always an alphanumeric string (mx1.domain.com). As an illustration, any time you enter a domain address in your web browser, your request is sent through the global DNS system to the company whose NS records the domain name uses and from there you could be sent to the servers of a different provider if you have set an IP address of the latter as an A record for your Internet domain. Having separate records for the website and the emails means that you could have your site and your emails with 2 different companies if you'd like.

Custom MX and A Records in Shared Hosting

The Hepsia hosting CP, which comes with each and every shared hosting which we provide, allows you to see, change and create A and MX records for each Internet domain or subdomain within your account. Through the DNS Records section, you are going to be able to view a list of all hosts inside the account from a to z with their corresponding records, so any update is not going to take you more than a few clicks. Setting up new records is equally easy if, for example, you would like to use the email services of a different provider and they ask you to set up more MX records than the default 2. You can even set the priority for every single MX record by setting different latency. Put simply, when your emails are delivered, the sending server will contact the record with the smallest latency first and in case the connection times out, it is going to contact the next one. Through our advanced tool, you're going to be able to handle the records of your domain names and subdomains easily even though you may have no prior experience with such matters.

Custom MX and A Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

If you acquire a semi-dedicated server plan from us, you will be able to see and change the A and MX records for each of the domain names or subdomains which you host inside the account. The Hepsia CP, which you'll get to handle the account, offers an sophisticated, though easy-to-use tool in which all hosts will be listed in alphabetical order and you will be able to change their records with no more than several mouse clicks. If you have to set up a new record, it's going to be just as easy - select the domain/subdomain, type in the IP address or mail server record and you will be all set. You'll also be able to set different priority for the MX records which you create in case you choose to use a third-party email provider and they ask you to set up additional records besides the 2 standard ones. In case you experience any issues, we have a in-depth Help section with videos in which you can see first-hand how to setup or modify any record.