Every single registered domain has no less than two Name Server records which show where it is hosted i.e. by using these records you point your Internet domain to the servers of a certain hosting company. In this way, you have got both your site and your emails managed by the same service provider. On the lower level of the Domain Name System (DNS), on the other hand, there is a variety of other records, like A and MX. The former shows which server deals with the website for a given Internet domain and is always an IP address (123.123.123.123), while the second one reveals which server deals with the e-mails and is always an alphanumeric string (mx1.domain.com). As an example, any time you enter a domain name in your browser, your request is sent through the global DNS system to the provider whose NS records the domain address uses and from there you may be directed to the servers of a different company provided you have set an IP address of the latter as an A record for your domain. Having separate records for the website and the e-mails means you can have your website and your emails with two different companies if you'd like.

Custom MX and A Records in Cloud Hosting

With a cloud hosting package from our company, you are going to be able to create or change the A and MX records of your domain names and subdomains with ease by using our state-of-the-art Hepsia hosting Control Panel. Editing the default records takes 2 clicks and the creation of a new record takes only a couple of more clicks, so in case you have never dealt with such matters, you will not experience any difficulties. We've got a large help section that will make things even easier. If you would like to change your e-mail provider and you have to set up a number of MX records in addition to the default two, you can choose their priority i.e. which record will handle your e-mails first when somebody sends you a message. Usually the new provider will tell you what these values ought to be. With our shared plans, you will have 100 % control of your domain addresses and subdomains and you will be able to manage their A and MX records easily and at any time.

Custom MX and A Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

With the Linux semi-dedicated hosting we offer, you'll have complete control over the records of all domains and subdomains you add in your hosting account. You can easily check what A and MX records every one of them has from the DNS Records section of the Hepsia hosting Control Panel and editing any record requires only a few mouse clicks. If you choose to switch your web or email hosting provider, you can update the necessary record and direct your domain address to the other company for one of the services, as you still continue using the other one through us. You can also keep the main domain name here, while you change the A record of only one of its subdomains. In case you are editing the MX records and you need additional ones on top of the default two that we have, you could create them with ease and set a different priority for every one.