Each registered domain has a minimum of two Name Server records which show where it's hosted i.e. by using these records you direct your domain name to the servers of a certain website hosting company. This way, you have both your website and your e-mails handled by the very same provider. On the lower level of the Domain Name System (DNS), on the other hand, there are a number of other records, for instance A and MX. The first one reveals which server manages the website for a given domain and is always an IP address (123.123.123.123), while the second one indicates which server deals with the emails and is always an alphanumeric string (mx1.domain.com). As an example, any time you enter a domain in your browser, your request is directed through the global DNS system to the provider whose NS records the domain name uses and from there you will be sent to the servers of a different company provided you have set an IP address of the latter as an A record for your domain address. Having different records for the site and the e-mails suggests that you may have your site and your emails with two different providers if you would like.

Custom MX and A Records in Web Hosting

If you have a Linux web hosting through us, you are going to be able to see, set up and change any A or MX record for your Internet addresses. Assuming that a given domain has our Name Servers, you'll be able to change specific records by using our Hepsia hosting CP and have your website or e-mails pointed to another company if you would like to use only one of our services. Our innovative tool will allow you to have a domain hosted here and a subdomain below it to be hosted somewhere else by modifying only its A record - this will not affect the main domain address the slightest bit. If you want to use the e-mail services of another provider and they want you to create more than 2 MX records, you can easily do that with simply a few clicks through the DNS Records section of your Control Panel. Also you can set different latency for each MX record i.e. which one will have priority.

Custom MX and A Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

The Hepsia hosting Control Panel, which comes with our Linux semi-dedicated hosting, will enable you to see the A and MX records for each of the domain names or subdomains in your account and if needed, to update any of them or set up new ones. Managing these records is incredibly easy as all domains/subdomains are going to be listed alphabetically, so editing a record is as simple as entering it in a box and saving the change. Creating a new one takes a few more clicks and if you experience any troubles, you can check out our educational videos on how to set up A and MX records. Our system is user-friendly enough to be used by people with little or no previous experience, yet sophisticated enough to provide you with full control of all records and to permit you to have different A records even for domain.com and www.domain.com. If you are switching your e-mails to a different provider and they ask you to create more than 2 different MX records, you can select the priority of each one.