When you add a domain name as hosted in some account, you typically set a pair of Name Servers to point it to that particular company. On their end, 3 records are created automatically as soon as 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 where its website is, while the other two are alphanumeric and they reveal the server that manages the e-mails for that particular domain name. The website and the e-mail hosting are usually perceived as one thing, while they are actually two different services. Having independent records for them will permit you to have them with different providers if you'd like. For instance, some new service provider might have exceptional uptime for your site, but you might not want to switch your emails from your current host and by using an A record to point the domain address to the former 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 website or send an email - either way, the service provider whose name servers are used for the Internet domain will be contacted to retrieve the A and MX records and if you've set records different from their own, the right web/mail server will then be contacted and you're going to see the needed website or your email is going to be delivered.

Custom MX and A Records in Cloud Web Hosting

The Hepsia hosting CP, that comes with each and every cloud web hosting which we offer you, will allow you to see, modify and set up A and MX records for each domain or subdomain within your account. Through the DNS Records section, you'll be able to view a list of all hosts inside the account in alphabetical order with their corresponding records, so any update won't take you more than a couple of mouse clicks. Creating new records is just as easy if, for example, you want to use the email services of another service provider 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 if the connection times out, it is going to contact the next one. With our state-of-the-art tool, you will be able to control the records of your domains and subdomains easily even if you have no previous experience with such matters.

Custom MX and A Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

If you buy a semi-dedicated server plan through our company, you will be able to view and update the A and MX records for each of the domains or subdomains which you host within the account. The Hepsia CP, which you will get to handle the account, comes with an innovative, although easy-to-use tool in which all hosts are going to be listed in alphabetical order and you will be able to change their records with no more than a couple of clicks. If you have to set up a new record, it will be just as simple - pick the domain/subdomain, enter the IP address or mail server record and you will be all set. Additionally, you'll be able to set different priority for the MX records which you create in case that you decide to use a third-party e-mail provider and they ask you to set up additional records other than the 2 default ones. If you experience any issues, you will find a in-depth Help section with videos where you can see first-hand how to create or modify any record.