Any time you add a domain as hosted in some account, you usually set a pair of Name Servers to point it to that particular company. On their end, 3 records are set up automatically when the domain name is added - one A record and two MX records. The first one is a numeric address, or IP address, which “tells” the domain address where its website is, while the other two are alphanumeric and they reveal the server that handles the e-mails for that particular domain. The website and the e-mail hosting are generally regarded as one thing, when they are in fact two different services. Having different records for them will permit you to have them with different companies if you would like. For instance, some new service provider could have exceptional uptime for your site, but you may not want to switch your emails from your current host and by employing an A record to point the domain address to the former and MX records to have the e-mails with the second, you will get the best of both companies. These records are checked when you wish to open a site or send an e-mail - in either case, the company whose name servers are used for the domain name 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 are going to see the needed website or your e-mail will be delivered.
Custom MX and A Records in Shared Hosting
If you have a shared hosting service through us, you're going to be able to see, set up and change any A or MX record for your domain names. As long as a particular Internet domain has our Name Servers, you'll be able to change specific records through our Hepsia hosting CP and have your site or emails pointed to any other provider if you'd like to use only one of our services. Our state-of-the-art tool is going to allow you to have a domain name hosted here and a subdomain below it to be hosted elsewhere by changing only its A record - this will not affect the main domain in any way. If you decide to use the email services of a different service provider and they want you to set up more than two MX records, you can easily do it with simply a couple of mouse clicks in the DNS Records section of your Control Panel. You can even set different latency for every MX record i.e. which one is going to have priority.
Custom MX and A Records in Semi-dedicated Servers
If you buy a semi-dedicated server plan through our company, you are going to be able to view and edit the A and MX records for any of the domain addresses or subdomains that you host within the account. The Hepsia CP, which you will get to manage the account, offers an innovative, though easy-to-use tool where all hosts will be listed in alphabetical order and you are going to be able to edit their records with no more than a couple of mouse clicks. If you have to set up a new record, it will be equally simple - select the domain/subdomain, type in the IP address or mail server record and you're going to be ready. You will also be able to set different priority for the MX records you create in case that you choose to use a third-party e-mail provider and they ask you to set up additional records apart from the two default ones. If you ever encounter any difficulties, you will find a detailed Help section with videos in which you can see first-hand how to setup or change any record.