Each registered domain has no less than 2 Name Server records which show where it's hosted i.e. by using these records you point your domain name to the servers of a specific web hosting provider. This way, you have got both your website and your e-mails handled by the very same provider. On the lower level of the Domain Name System (DNS), however, there are a number of other records, for instance A and MX. The first one shows which server handles the site for a given domain name and is always an IP address (123.123.123.123), while the second one shows which server manages the e-mails and is always an alphanumeric string (mx1.domain.com). As an illustration, whenever you enter a domain address in your web 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 directed to the servers of a different provider provided you have set an IP address of the latter as an A record for your domain. Having separate records for the site and the e-mails means that you could have your site and your emails with two different providers if you would like.
Custom MX and A Records in Shared Web Hosting
The Hepsia hosting CP, that comes with each and every shared web hosting we provide, will permit you to see, modify and set up A and MX records for each Internet domain or subdomain inside your account. From the DNS Records section, you are going to be able to see a list of all hosts within the account from a to z with their related records, so any update will not take you more than a couple of clicks. Creating new records is equally simple if, as an illustration, you want to use the email services of another service provider and they ask you to create more MX records than the default two. Also you can set the priority for every single MX record by setting different latency. Put simply, 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. Using our advanced tool, you will be able to manage the records of your domain addresses and subdomains effortlessly even if you have no previous experience with such matters.
Custom MX and A Records in Semi-dedicated Servers
Accessing and modifying the A or MX records for each of your domains or subdomains is extremely easy if you buy a semi-dedicated server plan through our company. The accounts are managed through our in-house built Hepsia CP, which features a section committed to the DNS records of your domains. The latter will be listed alphabetically and you may click on each of them to see both the A and the MX records. Modifying any record is as easy as entering the new one in a text box and saving the change, so even when you have never dealt with such matters before, you simply won't encounter any troubles if you choose to point your site or e-mails to some other provider while keeping the second service with our company. If required, you could also create additional MX records and set a specific priority based on the instructions of the new provider.