When you add a domain as hosted in some account, you normally set a pair of Name Servers to point it to that particular provider. On their end, three records are created automatically when 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 domain address where its site is, while the other two are alphanumeric and they indicate the server that manages the emails for that particular Internet domain. The site and the e-mail hosting are typically perceived as one thing, when they're actually two different services. Having different records for them will enable you to have them with different companies if you wish. For example, some new provider could have excellent uptime for your website, but you may not want to switch your e-mail messages from your current host and by employing an A record to point the domain name to the former and MX records to have the emails with the second, you can get the best of both providers. These records are checked whenever you want to open a site or send an email - either way, the company whose name servers are used for the Internet domain will be contacted to retrieve the A and MX records and if you have set records different from their own, the correct web/mail server will then be contacted and you are going to see the needed site or your email is going to be delivered.

Custom MX and A Records in Shared Website Hosting

The Hepsia hosting Control Panel, which comes with each and every Linux shared website hosting that we offer, will enable you to see, change and set up A and MX records for every domain name or subdomain inside your account. Through 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 related records, so any update isn't going to take you more than a few clicks. Setting up new records is as easy if, for instance, you wish to use the e-mail services of another provider and they ask you to create more MX records than the default two. You can also set the priority for every single MX record by setting different latency. In other words, 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 will contact the next one. Through our sophisticated tool, you are going to be able to handle the records of your domain names and subdomains effortlessly even when you have no prior experience with such matters.

Custom MX and A Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

The Hepsia hosting CP, which comes with our Linux semi-dedicated hosting, will permit you to view the A and MX records for every one of the domain names or subdomains in your account and if necessary, to change any of them or create new ones. Managing these records is very easy since all domains/subdomains will be listed alphabetically, so modifying a record is as simple as entering it in a box and saving the change. Setting up a new one takes just a couple of more clicks and if you experience any difficulties, 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 individuals with no previous experience, yet advanced enough to offer you total control of all records and to permit you to have different A records even for domain.com and www.domain.com. If you're switching your e-mails 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.