Every single registered domain has no less than 2 Name Server records which show where it is hosted i.e. by using these records you direct your Internet domain to the servers of a certain hosting company. That way, you have both your site and your e-mails handled by the same company. On the lower level of the Domain Name System (DNS), nevertheless, there are lots of other records, for instance A and MX. The former shows which server handles the site for a given Internet domain and is always an IP address (123.123.123.123), while the latter reveals which server manages the e-mails and is always an alphanumeric string (mx1.domain.com). As an example, when you enter a domain name in your browser, your request is sent through the global DNS system to the provider whose NS records the domain address uses and from there you may be sent to the servers of another provider if you have set an IP address of the latter as an A record for your domain address. Having separate records for the site and the emails means that you could have your site and your emails with 2 different companies if you'd like.
Custom MX and A Records in Cloud Web Hosting
With a cloud web hosting plan from our company, you're going to be able to set up or change the A and MX records of your domains and subdomains effortlessly through our state-of-the-art Hepsia hosting Control Panel. Changing the default records will take 2 clicks and the setup of a new record requires just a few more clicks, so although you may have never dealt with such matters, you won't experience any issues. We've got an extensive help section that will make things even easier. If you wish to switch your email provider and you have to set up a number of MX records in addition to the standard two, you can pick their priority i.e. which record is going to handle your emails first when somebody sends you a message. Normally the new provider will tell you what these values ought to be. With our shared plans, you're going to have full control over your domain names and subdomains and you'll be able to handle their A and MX records effortlessly and at any time.
Custom MX and A Records in Semi-dedicated Servers
The Hepsia hosting Control Panel, which comes with our semi-dedicated servers, will enable you to view the A and MX records for every one of the domain names or subdomains in your account and if necessary, to update any of them or set up new ones. Controlling these records is incredibly easy as all domains/subdomains will be listed alphabetically, so updating a record is as easy as entering it in a box and saving the change. Creating a new one takes just a few more clicks and in case you experience any difficulties, you can check out our video tutorials on how to create A and MX records. Our system is intuitive enough to be used by people with little or no previous experience, yet advanced enough to offer you 100 % control of all records and to allow you to have different A records even for domain.com and www.domain.com. If you're pointing your e-mails to a different company and they ask you to set up more than 2 different MX records, you may choose the priority of each one.