Whenever you add a domain name as hosted in some account, you typically set a pair of Name Servers to direct it to that specific company. On their end, 3 records are set up automatically as soon as the domain address is added - one A record and two MX records. The first one is a numeric address, or IP address, that “tells” the domain where its site is, while the other two are alphanumeric and they reveal the server that deals with the emails for that specific domain address. The website and the e-mail hosting are often considered to be one thing, while they are in fact two different services. Having independent records for them will enable you to have them with different companies if you wish. As an example, some new service provider could have superb uptime for your website, but you might not want to switch your e-mail messages from your current host and by using an A record to point the domain to the first and MX records to have the e-mails with the latter, you could get the best of both providers. These records are checked when you want to open a site or send an e-mail - in any case, the company whose name servers are used for the domain is going to be contacted to retrieve the A and MX records and if you've set records different from their own, the correct web/mail server will then be contacted and you are going to see the needed site or your email will be delivered.

Custom MX and A Records in Web Hosting

The Hepsia hosting CP, that comes with each and every Linux web hosting package we offer you, will permit you to see, change and create A and MX records for any Internet domain or subdomain in your account. Through the DNS Records section, you'll be able to view a list of all hosts within the account from a to z with their corresponding records, so any update won't take you more than a few mouse clicks. Creating new records is as easy if, for instance, you want to use the e-mail services of another company and they ask you to create more MX records than the default two. You may also set the priority for every MX record by setting different latency. Put simply, when your emails are delivered, the sending server is going to 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'll be able to manage the records of your domain names and subdomains easily even if you have no prior experience with such matters.

Custom MX and A Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

If you acquire a semi-dedicated server plan through us, you are going to be able to view and update the A and MX records for any one of the domain addresses or subdomains you host in the account. The Hepsia Control Panel, which you'll get to handle the account, provides an advanced, although easy-to-use tool where all hosts will be listed in alphabetical order and you'll be able to modify their records with no more than a couple of mouse clicks. If you have to set up a new record, it'll be just as simple - pick the domain/subdomain, enter the IP address or mail server record and you're going to be all set. Additionally, you'll be able to set different priority for the MX records which you create in case that you choose to use a third-party e-mail provider and they ask you to create additional records besides the 2 standard ones. In case you encounter any troubles, we've got a in-depth Help section with videos in which you can see first-hand how to create or edit any record.