Whenever you add a domain name as hosted in some account, you usually set a pair of Name Servers to direct it to that specific service provider. On their end, three records are set up automatically right after the Internet domain is added - one A record and two MX records. The first one is a numeric address, or IP address, which “tells” the domain name where its website is, while the other two are alphanumeric and they show the server that deals with the e-mails for that specific domain address. The site and the e-mail hosting are usually thought to be one thing, while they're actually two different services. Having independent records for them will permit you to have them with different companies if you'd like. As an illustration, some new provider might have fantastic uptime for your website, but you may not want to switch your emails from your current host and by using an A record to point the domain address to the first and MX records to have the e-mails with the latter, you can get the best of both providers. These records are checked when 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 will see the needed website or your e-mail is going to be delivered.

Custom MX and A Records in Cloud Hosting

With a cloud hosting package from us, you are going to be able to create or change the A and MX records of your domains and subdomains effortlessly using our sophisticated Hepsia hosting CP. Editing the default records requires two clicks and the setup of a new record takes just a few more clicks, so in case you have never dealt with such matters, you won't encounter any complications. We also have an in depth help section that'll make things even easier. If you wish to change your e-mail provider and you have to create several MX records in addition to the default 2, you can select their priority i.e. which record is going to handle your e-mails first when somebody sends you a message. Normally the new provider will tell you what these values ought to be. With our shared plans, you're going to have full control over your domain addresses and subdomains and you'll be able to handle their A and MX records effortlessly and at any time.

Custom MX and A Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Accessing and modifying the A or MX records for any one of your domain addresses or subdomains is very easy if you acquire a semi-dedicated server plan through our company. The accounts are handled through 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 is as easy as entering the new one in a text box and saving the change, so even if you have never dealt with such matters before, you'll not encounter any problems if you want to move your site or e-mails to a different provider while keeping the second service with our company. If necessary, you could also create additional MX records and set a certain priority in accordance with the instructions of the new provider.