Every registered domain name has at least two Name Server records that show where it is hosted i.e. by using these records you direct your domain to the servers of a particular website hosting provider. That 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), on the other hand, there are lots of other records, such as A and MX. The former reveals which server deals with the website for a given Internet domain and is always an IP address (123.123.123.123), while the second one shows which server handles the e-mails and is always an alphanumeric string (mx1.domain.com). As an illustration, whenever you type a domain name in your web browser, your request is sent through the global DNS system to the provider whose NS records the domain address uses and from there you could be directed to the servers of a different provider if you have set an IP address of the latter as an A record for your domain address. Having different records for the site and the emails means that you could have your website and your emails with 2 different providers if you would like.

Custom MX and A Records in Shared Hosting

With a shared hosting plan from our company, you're going to be able to set up or modify the A and MX records of your domain addresses and subdomains effortlessly through our sophisticated Hepsia hosting Control Panel. Modifying the default records takes 2 clicks and the setup of a new record requires just a couple of more clicks, so even if you have never dealt with such matters, you'll not experience any issues. We also have an in depth help section that'll make things even easier. If you want to switch your e-mail provider and you have to set up a number of MX records in addition to the standard two, you may choose their priority i.e. which record will deal with your e-mails first when somebody sends you a message. Usually the new provider will tell you what these values ought to be. With our shared plans, you are going to have complete control of your domain names and subdomains and you are going to be able to handle their A and MX records very easily and at any time.

Custom MX and A Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

Accessing and editing the A or MX records for any of your domain names or subdomains is extremely easy if you purchase a semi-dedicated server plan from our company. The accounts are managed by using our in-house built Hepsia Control Panel, which includes a section devoted to the DNS records of your domain names. The latter will be listed alphabetically and you could click on each of them to see both the A and the MX records. Changing any record will be as easy 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 will not experience any troubles if you want to direct your site or emails to some other provider while keeping the second service with our company. If needed, you can also create additional MX records and set a specific priority in accordance with the recommendations of the new provider.