When you add a domain as hosted in some account, you usually set a pair of Name Servers to direct it to that particular service provider. On their end, 3 records are set up automatically when 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 domain where its site is, while the other two are alphanumeric and they reveal the server that deals with the e-mails for that specific domain. The site and the e-mail hosting are often perceived as one thing, while they are in reality two different services. Having independent records for them will enable you to have them with different companies if you wish. As an example, some new service provider may have excellent uptime for your site, but you may not want to switch your e-mail messages from your current host and by employing an A record to point the domain name to the former and MX records to have the emails with the second, you will get the best of both providers. These records are checked whenever you want to open a website or send an email - in any case, the 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 right web/mail server will then be contacted and you will see the needed website or your e-mail will be delivered.

Custom MX and A Records in Cloud Web Hosting

If you have a cloud web hosting service through our company, you'll be able to see, set up and modify any A or MX record for your domain names. So long as a specific domain name has our Name Servers, you're going to be able to modify particular records through our Hepsia hosting Control Panel and have your website or emails directed to another company if you want to use only one of our services. Our advanced tool will even allow you to have a domain hosted here and a subdomain below it to be hosted someplace else by modifying only its A record - this will not affect the main domain name the slightest bit. If you choose to use the email services of another provider and they want you to create more than two MX records, you can easily do it with only a few mouse clicks through the DNS Records section of your CP. You can also set different latency for each MX record i.e. which one will have priority.

Custom MX and A Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

If you purchase a semi-dedicated server plan from our company, you will be able to view and edit the A and MX records for each of the domain addresses or subdomains you host in the account. The Hepsia Control Panel, which you'll get to manage the account, provides an state-of-the-art, albeit easy-to-use tool in which all hosts are going to be listed in alphabetical order and you will be able to change their records with no more than several mouse clicks. If you have to set up a new record, it'll be equally simple - select the domain/subdomain, type in the IP address or mail server record and you will be ready. You will also be able to set different priority for the MX records which you create in case that you decide to use a third-party e-mail provider and they ask you to create additional records besides the 2 standard ones. If you ever encounter any issues, we have a comprehensive Help section with videos in which you can see first-hand how to setup or modify any record.