Any time you add a domain as hosted in some account, you normally set a pair of Name Servers to point it to that particular service provider. On their end, 3 records are created automatically as soon as the Internet domain is added - one A record and two MX records. The first one is a numeric address, or IP address, that “tells” the domain name where its website is, while the other two are alphanumeric and they show the server that deals with the emails for that specific Internet domain. The site and the e-mail hosting are typically perceived as one thing, while they're in reality two different services. Having separate records for them will allow you to have them with different companies if you want. For instance, some new service provider might have fantastic uptime for your site, but you might not want to switch your emails from your current host and by employing an A record to point the domain address 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 when you want to open a website or send an e-mail - in either case, the service provider whose name servers are used for the Internet domain 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 are going to see the needed website or your e-mail will be delivered.

Custom MX and A Records in Shared Hosting

The Hepsia hosting Control Panel, that comes with each and every Linux shared hosting we offer you, will permit you to see, change and create A and MX records for any domain name or subdomain in your account. From the DNS Records section, you're going to be able to view a list of all hosts inside the account in alphabetical order with their corresponding records, so any update isn't going to take you more than a few clicks. Setting up new records is just as easy if, as an illustration, you wish to use the email services of a different provider and they ask you to set up more MX records than the default two. Additionally you can set the priority for every single MX record by setting different latency. Quite simply, when your emails are delivered, the sending server will contact the record with the smallest latency first and if the connection times out, it is going to contact the next one. Through our state-of-the-art tool, you'll be able to manage the records of your domain names and subdomains with ease even when you have no previous experience with such matters.

Custom MX and A Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

The Hepsia hosting Control Panel, included with our Linux semi-dedicated hosting, will permit you to view the A and MX records for every one of the domain addresses or subdomains in your account and if required, to edit any of them or create new ones. Controlling these records is quite easy because all domains/subdomains will be listed alphabetically, so updating a record is as simple as entering it in a box and saving the change. Creating a new one takes just a few more clicks and if you experience any issues, you can check out our instructional videos on how to create A and MX records. Our system is intuitive enough to be used by individuals with no previous experience, yet advanced enough to provide you with complete control over all records and to allow you to have different A records even for domain.com and www.domain.com. If you're moving your e-mails to a different service provider and they ask you to create more than 2 different MX records, you can select the priority of each one.