Each registered domain has at least two Name Server records that show where it is hosted i.e. by using these records you point your domain address to the servers of a specific website hosting provider. In this way, you've got both your site and your emails managed by the very 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 handles the website for a given domain address and is always an IP address (123.123.123.123), while the latter reveals which server handles the e-mails and is always an alphanumeric string (mx1.domain.com). For instance, any time you type a domain name in your browser, your request is directed 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 another service provider if you have set an IP address of the latter as an A record for your Internet domain. Having separate records for the site and the emails suggests that you can have your site and your e-mails with 2 different providers if you would like.
Custom MX and A Records in Cloud Hosting
The Hepsia hosting Control Panel, which comes with each and every Linux cloud hosting we provide, will permit you to see, change and create A and MX records for every Internet domain or subdomain within your account. From the DNS Records section, you will be able to view a list of all hosts in the account in alphabetical order with their corresponding records, so any update will not take you more than a few clicks. Creating new records is just as simple if, for example, you want to use the email services of a different provider and they ask you to set up more MX records than the default 2. You can even set the priority for every MX record by setting different latency. In other words, when your emails are delivered, the sending server is going to contact the record with the smallest latency first and if the connection times out, it will contact the next one. Through our state-of-the-art tool, you are going to be able to handle the records of your domain names and subdomains with ease even if you have no previous experience with such matters.
Custom MX and A Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting
If you purchase a semi-dedicated server plan through us, you are going to be able to view and change the A and MX records for every one of the domains or subdomains which you host within the account. The Hepsia Control Panel, which you will get to control the account, comes with an advanced, though easy-to-use tool where all hosts are going to 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 will be just as easy - choose the domain/subdomain, enter the IP address or mail server record and you will be ready. Additionally, you'll be able to set different priority for the MX records that you create in case that you decide to use a third-party e-mail provider and they ask you to create additional records apart from the two standard ones. If you encounter any difficulties, we have a in-depth Help section with videos where you can see first-hand how to setup or edit any record.