Whenever you add a domain name as hosted in some account, you typically set a pair of Name Servers to point it to that particular provider. On their end, three records are set up automatically as soon as the domain name is added - one A record and two MX records. The former is a numeric address, or IP address, which “tells” the domain address where its website is, while the other two are alphanumeric and they indicate the server that deals with the emails for that particular domain address. The website and the e-mail hosting are often considered to be one thing, while they're in fact two different services. Having different records for them will allow you to have them with different companies if you would like. As an illustration, some new company might have outstanding uptime for your website, but you may not want to switch your e-mails from your current host and by using an A record to point the domain address to the former and MX records to have the e-mails with the second, you could get the best of both providers. These records are checked when you want to open a site or send an e-mail - in either case, the company whose name servers are used for the Internet domain will be contacted to retrieve the A and MX records and if you have set records different from their own, the correct web/mail server will then be contacted and you'll see the needed site or your e-mail will be delivered.
Custom MX and A Records in Cloud Website Hosting
The Hepsia hosting Control Panel, that comes with each and every cloud website hosting which we offer, will enable you to see, modify and create A and MX records for any domain name or subdomain in your account. Through the DNS Records section, you're going to be able to view 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 clicks. Creating new records is equally easy if, for example, you wish to use the e-mail services of a different company and they ask you to create more MX records than the default 2. You may also set the priority for every MX record by setting different latency. To put it differently, when your emails are delivered, the sending server will contact the record with the smallest latency first and if the connection times out, it's going to contact the next one. Using our advanced tool, you'll be able to handle the records of your domain addresses and subdomains easily even when you have no previous experience with such matters.
Custom MX and A Records in Semi-dedicated Servers
The Hepsia hosting CP, provided with our semi-dedicated servers, will permit you to see the A and MX records for every one of the domain names or subdomains in your account and if necessary, to edit any of them or create new ones. Managing these records is incredibly easy as all domains/subdomains will be listed alphabetically, so editing a record is as easy 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 difficulties, you can check out our educational videos on how to create A and MX records. Our system is intuitive enough to be used by people with no previous experience, yet sophisticated enough to provide you with total control over all records and to allow you to have different A records even for domain.com and www.domain.com. If you are pointing your emails to a different provider and they ask you to create more than two different MX records, you can choose the priority of each one.