Every registered domain name has at least two Name Server records which show where it's hosted i.e. by using these records you direct your domain name to the servers of a certain hosting provider. This way, you have both your site and your emails handled by the same service provider. On the lower level of the Domain Name System (DNS), nevertheless, there are a number of other records, like A and MX. The first one shows which server deals with the site for a given domain name and is always an IP address (123.123.123.123), while the second one indicates which server deals with the e-mails and is always an alphanumeric string (mx1.domain.com). As an example, any time you enter a domain in your browser, your request is directed through the global DNS system to the company whose NS records the domain address uses and from there you could be directed to the servers of another company if you have set an IP address of the latter as an A record for your domain name. Having different records for the site and the emails means that you can have your site and your e-mails with two different providers if you would like.
Custom MX and A Records in Cloud Hosting
The Hepsia hosting Control Panel, which comes with each and every cloud plan that we offer you, will allow you to see, change and create A and MX records for any domain name or subdomain within your account. Through the DNS Records section, you are going to be able to view a list of all hosts in the account in alphabetical order with their related records, so any update is not going to take you more than a couple of mouse clicks. Setting up new records is equally simple if, as an illustration, you want to use the e-mail services of a different company and they ask you to set up more MX records than the default two. Additionally you can set the priority for every MX record by setting different latency. To put it differently, when your e-mails are delivered, the sending server will contact the record with the smallest latency first and in case the connection times out, it will contact the next one. Using our state-of-the-art tool, you are going to be able to handle the records of your domains and subdomains with ease even when you have no previous experience with such matters.
Custom MX and A Records in Semi-dedicated Servers
Accessing and modifying the A or MX records for each of your domain addresses or subdomains is very easy if you buy a semi-dedicated server plan from us. The accounts are handled using our in-house built Hepsia CP, which has a section committed to the DNS records of your domains. The latter will be listed alphabetically and you can click on any of them to see both the A and the MX records. Modifying any record is as simple as entering the new one in a text box and saving the change, so in case you have never dealt with such matters before, you'll not experience any issues if you choose to direct your website or emails to another company while keeping the second service with our company. When required, you could also create additional MX records and set a certain priority depending on the recommendations of the new provider.