When you add a domain name as hosted in some account, you normally set a pair of Name Servers to point it to that particular company. On their end, three records are set up automatically as soon as the Internet domain is added - one A record and two MX records. The first one is a numeric address, or IP address, that “tells” the Internet domain where its website is, while the other two are alphanumeric and they show the server that handles the e-mails for that particular domain name. The website and the email hosting are usually thought to be one thing, when they are in fact two different services. Having separate records for them will allow you to have them with different providers if you wish. For example, some new provider might have excellent 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 first and MX records to have the e-mails with the second, you will get the best of both providers. These records are checked when you want to open a site or send an e-mail - either way, the provider 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 right web/mail server will then be contacted and you'll see the needed website or your e-mail is going to be delivered.

Custom MX and A Records in Hosting

With a hosting plan from our company, you will be able to set up or modify the A and MX records of your domains and subdomains with ease by using our sophisticated Hepsia hosting Control Panel. Modifying the default records will take two clicks and the setup of a new record requires just a few more clicks, so even if you have never dealt with such matters, you'll not experience any issues. We've got a large help section that makes things even easier. If you would like to switch your e-mail provider and you have to create several MX records in addition to the standard 2, 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 is going to tell you what these values should be. With our shared plans, you are going to have full control of your domain addresses and subdomains and you'll be able to manage their A and MX records effortlessly and at any time.

Custom MX and A Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Accessing and editing the A or MX records for any of your domain names or subdomains is incredibly easy if you purchase a semi-dedicated server plan through our company. The accounts are managed by using our in-house built Hepsia CP, which features a section dedicated to the DNS records of your domain names. The latter is going to be listed alphabetically and you can click on any of them to see both the A and the MX records. Modifying any record is as simple as entering the new one in a text box and saving the change, so even when you have never dealt with such matters before, you simply won't encounter any troubles if you wish to direct your website or emails to a different company while keeping the second service with our company. When needed, you may also create additional MX records and set a specific priority depending on the recommendations of the new provider.