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 service provider. On their end, 3 records are set up automatically when the 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 site is, while the other two are alphanumeric and they show the server that handles the e-mails for that particular domain. The website and the e-mail hosting are usually thought to be one thing, while they are in fact two different services. Having separate records for them will permit you to have them with different companies if you would like. As an example, some new service provider might have superb uptime for your site, but you might not want to switch your e-mail messages from your current host and by employing an A record to point the domain address to the first and MX records to have the e-mails with the latter, you can get the best of both providers. These records are checked when you want to open a website or send an e-mail - in any case, the service provider whose name servers are used for the domain will be contacted to retrieve the A and MX records and if you've set records different from their own, the right web/mail server will then be contacted and you'll see the needed website or your email is going to be delivered.

Custom MX and A Records in Shared Website Hosting

With a shared website hosting package from us, you are going to be able to set up or change the A and MX records of your domains and subdomains with ease by using our sophisticated Hepsia hosting CP. Changing the default records will take two clicks and the creation of a new record requires just a couple of more clicks, so even if you have never dealt with such matters, you won't encounter any difficulties. We've got an in depth help section that'll make things even easier. If you would like to switch your email provider and you have to create a number of MX records in addition to the default two, you can select their priority i.e. which record is going to manage your emails first when somebody sends you a message. Normally the new provider will tell you what these values should be. With our shared plans, you're going to have complete control of your domain names and subdomains and you'll be able to handle their A and MX records easily and at any time.

Custom MX and A Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

The Hepsia hosting CP, provided with our semi-dedicated hosting, will permit you to see the A and MX records for any of the domain addresses or subdomains in your account and if needed, to edit any of them or create new ones. Managing these records is incredibly easy because 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. Setting up a new one takes only a few more clicks and in case you experience any troubles, 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 offer you 100 % control over all records and to permit you to have different A records even for domain.com and www.domain.com. If you are moving your emails to a different service provider and they ask you to create more than 2 different MX records, you can choose the priority of each one.