Every registered domain has no less than 2 Name Server records which show where it is hosted i.e. by using these records you direct your domain address to the servers of a certain hosting provider. That way, you have both your website and your emails handled by the same service provider. On the lower level of the Domain Name System (DNS), nevertheless, there is a variety of other records, for instance A and MX. The first one reveals which server deals with the website for a given domain and is always an IP address (123.123.123.123), while the latter shows which server handles the emails and is always an alphanumeric string (mx1.domain.com). As an illustration, whenever you type a domain name in your web browser, your request is directed through the global DNS system to the provider whose NS records the domain uses and from there you could be sent to the servers of a different provider if you have set an IP address of the latter as an A record for your domain name. Having separate records for the site and the emails means you could have your website and your e-mails with 2 different providers if you'd like.
Custom MX and A Records in Hosting
The Hepsia hosting Control Panel, that comes with each and every Linux hosting which we offer you, will permit you to view, change and create A and MX records for any Internet domain or subdomain inside your account. Using the DNS Records section, you're going to be able to view a list of all hosts within 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 equally simple if, for example, you wish to use the email services of a different provider and they ask you to create more MX records than the default 2. Additionally you can set the priority for every MX record by setting different latency. In other words, when your e-mails are delivered, the sending server is going to contact the record with the smallest latency first and if the connection times out, it's going to contact the next one. Through our sophisticated tool, you'll be able to manage the records of your domains and subdomains easily even when you have no previous experience with such matters.
Custom MX and A Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting
The Hepsia hosting Control Panel, which comes with our Linux semi-dedicated hosting, will allow you to see the A and MX records for every one of the domains or subdomains in your account and if necessary, to update any of them or create new ones. Handling these records is very easy as all domains/subdomains are going to be listed alphabetically, so modifying a record is as easy as entering it in a box and saving the change. Creating a new one takes just a few more clicks and in case you experience any problems, you can check out our educational videos on how to create A and MX records. Our system is intuitive enough to be used by people with little or no previous experience, yet advanced enough to offer you total control over all records and to allow you to have different A records even for domain.com and www.domain.com. If you're pointing your e-mails to a different company and they ask you to create more than 2 different MX records, you can choose the priority of each one.