The word “hosting” does not describe a particular service, but a variety of services that offer various functions to a domain address. Having a site and emails, for example, are two independent services despite the fact that in the general case they come together, so many people consider them as one single service. Actually, every domain name has a couple of DNS records called A and MX, which show the server that handles each particular service - the first one is a numeric IP address, that defines where the site for the domain name is loaded from, while the latter is an alphanumeric string, which shows the server that handles the e-mails for the domain name. As an illustration, an A record is 123.123.123.123 and an MX record can be mx1.domain.com. Every time you open a site or send an e-mail, the global DNS servers are contacted to check the name servers that a Internet domain has and the traffic/message is first forwarded to that company. In case you have custom records on their end, the Internet browser request or the e-mail will be sent to the correct server. The idea behind using separate records is that the two services employ different web protocols and you can have your site hosted by one provider and the emails by another.

Custom MX and A Records in Cloud Web Hosting

With a cloud web hosting package from us, you'll be able to create or modify the A and MX records of your domain names 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 takes just a couple of more clicks, so although you may have never dealt with such matters, you will not encounter any issues. We have a comprehensive help section that will make things even easier. If you wish to change your e-mail provider and you have to create several MX records in addition to the default two, you can pick their priority i.e. which record is going to handle your emails first when someone sends you a message. Normally the new provider is going to tell you what these values should be. With our shared plans, you are going to have complete control over your domains and subdomains and you'll be able to manage their A and MX records easily and at any time.

Custom MX and A Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

If you acquire a semi-dedicated server plan through our company, you're going to be able to see and change the A and MX records for each of the domains or subdomains that you host within the account. The Hepsia Control Panel, which you will get to control the account, offers an state-of-the-art, though easy-to-use tool in which all hosts will be listed in alphabetical order and you will be able to change their records with no more than a few clicks. If you have to set up a new record, it will be equally simple - choose the domain/subdomain, enter the IP address or mail server record and you're going to be all set. Additionally, you will be able to set different priority for the MX records which you create in case you want to use a third-party email provider and they ask you to set up additional records aside from the 2 standard ones. If you experience any difficulties, we have a comprehensive Help section with videos where you can see first-hand how to create or change any record.