Each registered domain name has at least two Name Server records that show where it's hosted i.e. by using these records you point your domain to the servers of a particular website hosting company. In this way, you've got both your site and your e-mails managed by the exact same company. On the lower level of the Domain Name System (DNS), nevertheless, there are lots of other records, for example A and MX. The former reveals which server deals with the website for a given Internet domain and is always an IP address (123.123.123.123), while the second one indicates which server deals with the emails and is always an alphanumeric string (mx1.domain.com). As an example, whenever you type a domain address in your Internet browser, your request is sent through the global DNS system to the provider whose NS records the domain address uses and from there you could be forwarded to the servers of a different service provider provided you have set an IP address of the latter as an A record for your domain. Having separate records for the website and the e-mails means you can have your website and your e-mails with two different companies if you'd like.

Custom MX and A Records in Cloud Hosting

If you have a cloud hosting account with our company and you would like to direct either your website or your e-mails to a different company, it's going to take you literally just 2 mouse clicks to do so. Our Hepsia Control Panel provides an easy-to-use DNS Records tool, where all your domains and subdomains are going to be listed alphabetically and you're going to be able to see and change the A and/or MX records for any of them. If you choose to use a different e-mail provider and they ask you to create more MX records than the standard two, it will not take more than a few mouse clicks either to add them. You could also set different latency for these records and the lower the latency, the higher the priority a certain MX record will have. The propagation of every record that you modify or set up will not take more than several hours and if needed, you'll also be able to set the so-called Time-To-Live value, that reveals how long a record will stay active after it is changed or deleted.

Custom MX and A Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

If you purchase a semi-dedicated server plan from our company, you will be able to view and edit the A and MX records for each of the domains or subdomains that you host within the account. The Hepsia CP, which you will get to handle the account, provides an sophisticated, although easy-to-use tool where all hosts will be listed in alphabetical order and you will be able to modify their records with no more than several clicks. If you have to create a new record, it's going to be equally simple - pick the domain/subdomain, enter the IP address or mail server record and you'll be ready. Additionally, you will be able to set different priority for the MX records which you create in case that you want to use a third-party email provider and they ask you to set up additional records apart from the 2 standard ones. If you encounter any issues, we have a comprehensive Help section with videos in which you can see first-hand how to setup or edit any record.