Every single registered domain name has a minimum of two Name Server records which show where it is hosted i.e. by using these records you point your domain to the servers of a certain website hosting provider. That way, you have both your website and your emails managed by the very same service provider. On the lower level of the Domain Name System (DNS), nevertheless, there is a variety of other records, such as A and MX. The first one shows which server manages 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 example, whenever you type a domain address in your web browser, your request is forwarded through the global DNS system to the company whose NS records the domain uses and from there you will be directed to the servers of another provider in case you have set an IP address of the latter as an A record for your domain. Having different records for the website and the emails suggests that you can have your site and your emails with 2 different companies if you wish.

Custom MX and A Records in Cloud Web Hosting

With a cloud web hosting plan from us, you'll be able to create or change the A and MX records of your domains and subdomains easily using our advanced Hepsia hosting CP. Modifying the default records takes 2 clicks and the creation of a new record requires just a couple of more clicks, so even though you may have never dealt with such matters, you'll not experience any difficulties. We have a large help section that'll make things even easier. If you'd like to switch your email provider and you have to set up a number of MX records in addition to the default 2, you can pick their priority i.e. which record will manage your e-mails first when someone sends you a message. Usually the new provider will tell you what these values need to be. With our shared plans, you're going to have full control of your domains and subdomains and you'll be able to manage their A and MX records very easily and at any time.

Custom MX and A Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

With the semi-dedicated plans which we offer, you're going to have total control over the records of all domain addresses and subdomains that you add in your hosting account. You can easily check what A and MX records each of them has using the DNS Records section of the Hepsia hosting CP and modifying any record requires only a few clicks. If you want to change your web or e-mail hosting provider, you can change the necessary record and point your domain name to the other service provider for one of the services, while you still carry on using the other one through us. You can also keep the main domain name here, while you edit the A record of only one of its subdomains. When you're editing the MX records and you need additional ones on top of the standard 2 we have, you can create them with ease and set a different priority for each and every one.