Every single registered domain has a minimum of 2 Name Server records that show where it is hosted i.e. by using these records you direct your domain address to the servers of a particular hosting company. In this way, you have got both your site and your e-mails handled by the very same company. On the lower level of the Domain Name System (DNS), on the other hand, there are lots of other records, such as A and MX. The first one shows which server deals with the site for a given domain and is always an IP address (123.123.123.123), while the latter indicates which server handles the emails and is always an alphanumeric string (mx1.domain.com). As an illustration, when you enter a domain address 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 sent to the servers of another provider in case you have set an IP address of the latter as an A record for your Internet domain. Having independent records for the site and the emails means you may have your website and your emails with two different providers if you wish.

Custom MX and A Records in Hosting

The Hepsia hosting CP, which comes with each and every hosting which we offer, will enable you to see, modify and create A and MX records for every domain name or subdomain within your account. From the DNS Records section, you are going to be able to view a list of all hosts in the account from a to z with their related records, so any update isn't going to take you more than a few mouse clicks. Setting up new records is as simple if, for example, you would like to use the email services of another provider and they ask you to create more MX records than the default 2. You can even set the priority for every 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 if the connection times out, it will contact the next one. Through our innovative tool, you will be able to control the records of your domains and subdomains effortlessly even if you have no prior experience with such matters.

Custom MX and A Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

The Hepsia hosting CP, included with our semi-dedicated servers, will enable you to see the A and MX records for any of the domain names or subdomains in your account and if required, to edit any of them or set up new ones. Managing these records is quite easy because all domains/subdomains are going to be listed alphabetically, so editing a record is as simple as entering it in a box and saving the change. Setting up a new one takes only a few more clicks and if you experience any issues, you can check out our educational videos on how to create A and MX records. Our system is intuitive enough to be used by individuals with little or no previous experience, yet sophisticated enough to give you 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 pointing your e-mails to a different provider and they ask you to create more than two different MX records, you may choose the priority of each one.