Any time you add a domain as hosted in some account, you typically set a pair of Name Servers to point it to that specific company. On their end, 3 records are created automatically right after the domain name is added - one A record and two MX records. The former is a numeric address, or IP address, that “tells” the domain where its website is, while the other two are alphanumeric and they indicate the server that manages the e-mails for that particular domain address. The website and the email hosting are typically thought to be one thing, when they are in reality two different services. Having separate records for them will permit you to have them with different providers if you'd like. As an illustration, some new service provider could 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 first and MX records to have the e-mails with the latter, you will get the best of both companies. These records are checked when you want to open a site or send an email - either way, the service provider whose name servers are used for the Internet domain 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 site or your e-mail is going to be delivered.
Custom MX and A Records in Shared Website Hosting
The Hepsia hosting Control Panel, that comes with each and every Linux shared website hosting that we provide, will allow you to view, change and create A and MX records for any domain or subdomain within your account. Through the DNS Records section, you are going to be able to view a list of all hosts inside the account from a to z with their corresponding records, so any update won't take you more than a few mouse clicks. Setting up new records is equally easy if, as an illustration, you want to use the e-mail services of a different provider and they ask you to set up more MX records than the default two. You can even set the priority for every MX record by setting different latency. To put it differently, when your emails are delivered, the sending server will contact the record with the smallest latency first and in case the connection times out, it is going to contact the next one. With our sophisticated tool, you'll be able to handle the records of your domain names and subdomains with ease even if you have no prior experience with such matters.
Custom MX and A Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting
If you buy a semi-dedicated server plan through our company, you will be able to see and edit the A and MX records for every one of the domain names or subdomains that you host within the account. The Hepsia CP, which you will get to control the account, comes with an sophisticated, though easy-to-use tool where all hosts are going to be listed in alphabetical order and you'll be able to edit their records with no more than a few mouse clicks. If you have to create a new record, it's going to be equally easy - pick the domain/subdomain, enter the IP address or mail server record and you're going to be all set. Additionally, you will be able to set different priority for the MX records you create in case you want to use a third-party e-mail provider and they ask you to set up additional records apart from the two standard ones. If you experience any problems, we have a detailed Help section with videos where you can see first-hand how to setup or change any record.