Any time you add a domain 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 set up automatically right after the domain name is added - one A record and two MX records. The former is a numeric address, or IP address, which “tells” the Internet domain where its website is, while the other two are alphanumeric and they reveal the server that deals with the emails for that particular domain name. The site and the email hosting are often thought to be one thing, while they are in fact two different services. Having different records for them will permit you to have them with different companies if you want. For instance, some new service provider could have superb 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 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 when you want to open a website or send an e-mail - in any case, the company whose name servers are used for the domain address is going to 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 email is going to be delivered.

Custom MX and A Records in Hosting

With a hosting package from our company, you'll be able to set up or modify the A and MX records of your domain addresses and subdomains easily through our advanced Hepsia hosting CP. Editing the default records takes 2 clicks and the setup of a new record takes just a few more clicks, so even if you have never dealt with such matters, you'll not encounter any issues. We also have a large help section that makes things even easier. If you would like to switch your email provider and you have to set up several MX records in addition to the standard 2, you can pick their priority i.e. which record will handle your e-mails first when someone sends you a message. Usually the new provider will tell you what these values ought to be. With our shared plans, you are going to have complete control of your domains and subdomains and you will be able to manage their A and MX records very easily and at any time.

Custom MX and A Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

Accessing and changing the A or MX records for any of your domain addresses or subdomains is really easy if you get a semi-dedicated server plan through our company. The accounts are managed via our in-house built Hepsia Control Panel, which includes a section devoted 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. Editing any record is as easy as entering the new one in a text box and saving the change, so in case you have never dealt with such matters before, you simply won't experience any problems if you choose to move your site or e-mails to a different company while keeping the second service with our company. If required, you may also set up additional MX records and set a certain priority depending on the instructions of the new provider.