When you add a domain name as hosted in some account, you typically set a pair of Name Servers to point it to that specific service provider. On their end, three records are set up 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, that “tells” the Internet domain where its site is, while the other two are alphanumeric and they indicate the server that manages the emails for that particular domain. The website and the e-mail hosting are typically considered to be one thing, while they're actually two different services. Having different records for them will allow you to have them with different providers if you'd like. As an illustration, some new service provider may have exceptional uptime for your site, but you may not want to switch your e-mails from your current host and by using an A record to point the Internet domain to the former and MX records to have the emails with the second, you will get the best of both providers. These records are checked whenever you want to open a website or send an email - either way, the company whose name servers are used for the domain address 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 e-mail is going to be delivered.

Custom MX and A Records in Website Hosting

With a website hosting package from our company, you'll be able to set up or modify the A and MX records of your domain names and subdomains effortlessly through our sophisticated Hepsia hosting Control Panel. Editing the default records will take 2 clicks and the setup of a new record requires only a few more clicks, so even if you have never dealt with such matters, you will not encounter any problems. We 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 standard 2, you can choose their priority i.e. which record will handle your e-mails first when somebody sends you a message. Normally the new provider is going to tell you what these values should be. With our shared plans, you'll have 100 % control over your domain names and subdomains and you're going to be able to handle their A and MX records effortlessly and at any time.

Custom MX and A Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

The Hepsia hosting CP, provided with our Linux semi-dedicated hosting packages, will allow you to view the A and MX records for every one of the domains or subdomains in your account and if necessary, to change any of them or set up new ones. Handling these records is incredibly easy as all domains/subdomains are going to 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 few more clicks and in case you experience any problems, you can check out our educational videos on how to create A and MX records. Our system is intuitive enough to be used by people with little or no previous experience, yet advanced enough to give you total control of all records and to allow 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 two different MX records, you can select the priority of each one.