Each registered domain has at least 2 Name Server records which show where it's hosted i.e. by using these records you direct your domain address to the servers of a certain website hosting provider. In this way, you have both your website and your e-mails managed by the very same company. On the lower level of the Domain Name System (DNS), nevertheless, there is a variety of other records, for instance A and MX. The former shows which server manages the website for a given domain name and is always an IP address (123.123.123.123), while the second one indicates which server manages the emails and is always an alphanumeric string (mx1.domain.com). For instance, whenever you enter a domain in your Internet browser, your request is directed through the global DNS system to the company whose NS records the domain address uses and from there you could be directed to the servers of another service provider provided you have set an IP address of the latter as an A record for your Internet domain. Having separate records for the site and the emails means that you could have your site and your emails with 2 different companies if you wish.
Custom MX and A Records in Shared Hosting
The Hepsia hosting Control Panel, which comes with each and every Linux shared hosting service that we offer, will enable you to see, modify and create A and MX records for any Internet domain or subdomain in your account. From the DNS Records section, you are going to be able to see a list of all hosts inside the account in alphabetical order with their corresponding records, so any update won't take you more than a few mouse clicks. Setting up new records is just as easy if, as an example, you want to use the e-mail services of a different service provider and they ask you to set up more MX records than the default 2. Also you can set the priority for each MX record by setting different latency. Put simply, 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. Through our sophisticated tool, you will be able to control the records of your domain names and subdomains effortlessly even though you may have no previous experience with such matters.
Custom MX and A Records in Semi-dedicated Servers
The Hepsia hosting Control Panel, provided with our semi-dedicated service, will enable you to view the A and MX records for any of the domains or subdomains in your account and if required, to update any of them or set up new ones. Handling these records is quite easy since all domains/subdomains are going to be listed alphabetically, so modifying a record is as easy as entering it in a box and saving the change. Creating a new one takes just a couple of more clicks and if you experience any issues, you can check out our instructional videos on how to create A and MX records. Our system is intuitive enough to be used by individuals with little or no previous experience, yet sophisticated enough to provide you with complete control of all records and to allow you to have different A records even for domain.com and www.domain.com. If you are pointing your e-mails to a different provider and they ask you to set up more than two different MX records, you can choose the priority of each one.