MX And A Records

Every single registered domain name has no less than two Name Server records that show where it's hosted i.e. by using these records you direct your domain address to the servers of a particular web hosting provider. In this 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), however, there is a variety of other records, for example A and MX. The first one reveals which server manages the website for a given domain name and is always an IP address (123.123.123.123), while the latter indicates which server deals with the e-mails and is always an alphanumeric string (mx1.domain.com). For example, when you enter a domain name in your browser, your request is forwarded through the global DNS system to the company whose NS records the domain name uses and from there you may be forwarded to the servers of another provider provided you have set an IP address of the latter as an A record for your domain. Having separate records for the site and the emails means you may have your website and your emails with two different companies if you wish.

Custom MX and A Records in Shared Hosting

The Hepsia hosting Control Panel, that comes with each and every shared hosting plan which we provide, will enable you to see, modify and set up A and MX records for any domain or subdomain within your account. Through the DNS Records section, you'll be able to view a list of all hosts in the account from a to z with their related records, so any update will not take you more than a couple of clicks. Setting up new records is as easy if, as an illustration, you wish to use the email services of a different service provider and they ask you to create more MX records than the default two. You may also set the priority for every MX record by setting different latency. Put simply, when your e-mails 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. Through our state-of-the-art tool, you will be able to handle the records of your domains and subdomains with ease even when you have no previous experience with such matters.

Custom MX and A Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

The Hepsia hosting Control Panel, included with our semi-dedicated plans, allows you to view the A and MX records for every one of the domain addresses or subdomains in your account and if needed, to edit any of them or set up new ones. Managing these records is very easy as 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. Creating a new one takes only a few more clicks and if you experience any issues, you can check out our video tutorials 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 advanced enough to provide you with full control of all records and to permit you to have different A records even for domain.com and www.domain.com. If you're switching 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.