Whenever you add a domain name as hosted in some account, you usually set a pair of Name Servers to direct it to that particular company. On their end, three records are set up 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, which “tells” the Internet domain where its site is, while the other two are alphanumeric and they indicate the server that deals with the e-mails for that specific domain. The site and the e-mail hosting are generally perceived as one thing, when they're in reality two different services. Having different records for them will enable you to have them with different providers if you wish. As an example, some new provider could have exceptional uptime for your website, but you might not want to switch your e-mails from your current host and by employing an A record to point the Internet domain to the former and MX records to have the emails with the latter, you could get the best of both providers. These records are checked when you wish to open a site or send an email - in any case, the service provider whose name servers are used for the domain is going to be contacted to retrieve the A and MX records and if you've set records different from their own, the right web/mail server will then be contacted and you're going to see the needed website or your e-mail is going to be delivered.

Custom MX and A Records in Shared Website Hosting

The Hepsia hosting CP, that comes with each and every shared website hosting plan we offer, will allow you to view, modify and set up A and MX records for every domain or subdomain within your account. From the DNS Records section, you are going to be able to see a list of all hosts within the account in alphabetical order with their corresponding records, so any update is not going to take you more than a couple of mouse clicks. Setting up new records is as easy if, for example, you want to use the email services of a different company and they ask you to set up more MX records than the default two. You can even set the priority for every single MX record by setting different latency. Put simply, when your e-mails 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 innovative tool, you will be able to manage the records of your domains and subdomains effortlessly even when you have no previous experience with such matters.

Custom MX and A Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

The Hepsia hosting CP, provided with our semi-dedicated hosting plans, will permit you to see the A and MX records for each of the domain addresses or subdomains in your account and if needed, to change any of them or set up new ones. Controlling these records is quite easy as all domains/subdomains will be listed alphabetically, so updating a record is as simple as entering it in a box and saving the change. Setting up a new one takes a few more clicks and in case you experience any issues, you can check out our instructional videos on how to set up A and MX records. Our system is user-friendly enough to be used by people with no previous experience, yet sophisticated enough to provide you with total control of all records and to enable you to have different A records even for domain.com and www.domain.com. If you are switching your emails to a different provider and they ask you to set up more than 2 different MX records, you can choose the priority of each one.