Each registered domain has a minimum of two Name Server records which show where it's hosted i.e. by using these records you point your domain name to the servers of a specific website hosting company. This way, you have both your site and your emails managed by the very same company. On the lower level of the Domain Name System (DNS), on the other hand, there are lots of other records, for example A and MX. The first one reveals which server handles the site for a given domain address and is always an IP address (123.123.123.123), while the second one reveals which server handles the emails and is always an alphanumeric string (mx1.domain.com). For example, when you enter a domain in your web browser, your request is forwarded 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 service provider in case you have set an IP address of the latter as an A record for your domain address. Having independent records for the site and the e-mails means that you could have your site and your emails with 2 different providers if you would like.

Custom MX and A Records in Hosting

If you have a Linux hosting from our company, you are going to be able to see, create and change any A or MX record for your domain names. Provided that a particular domain has our Name Servers, you're going to be able to modify specific records by using our Hepsia hosting Control Panel and have your site or e-mails directed to any other provider if you would like to use only one of our services. Our sophisticated tool is going to allow you to have a domain name hosted here and a subdomain below it to be hosted somewhere else by changing only its A record - this will not affect the main domain name in any way. If you choose to use the e-mail services of a different provider and they want you to set up more than 2 MX records, you can easily do this with only a few clicks in the DNS Records section of your CP. You can also set different latency for every single MX record i.e. which one is going to have priority.

Custom MX and A Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

The Hepsia hosting CP, provided with our semi-dedicated hosting, allows you to view the A and MX records for each of the domain addresses or subdomains in your account and if needed, to update 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 easy as entering it in a box and saving the change. Creating a new one takes only a few more clicks and in case you experience any troubles, you can check out our educational videos on how to create A and MX records. Our system is user-friendly enough to be used by individuals with little or no previous experience, yet advanced enough to offer you complete control of all records and to enable you to have different A records even for domain.com and www.domain.com. If you're pointing your emails to a different provider and they ask you to set up more than two different MX records, you can choose the priority of each one.