When you add a domain name as hosted in some account, you usually set a pair of Name Servers to point it to that particular company. On their end, 3 records are set up automatically the moment the domain address is added - one A record and two MX records. The former is a numeric address, or IP address, which “tells” the Internet domain where its website is, while the other two are alphanumeric and they show the server that manages the emails for that specific domain. The website and the e-mail hosting are usually perceived as one thing, while they're in reality two different services. Having different records for them will allow you to have them with different providers if you would like. As an illustration, some new company might have outstanding uptime for your website, but you may not want to switch your e-mails from your current host and by using an A record to point the domain to the first and MX records to have the emails with the second, you can get the best of both providers. These records are checked when you want to open a website or send an email - in either case, the service provider whose name servers are used for the Internet domain will be contacted to retrieve the A and MX records and if you have set records different from their own, the correct web/mail server will then be contacted and you will see the needed website or your email will be delivered.
Custom MX and A Records in Cloud Hosting
The Hepsia hosting Control Panel, which comes with each and every Linux cloud package which we offer you, will enable you to view, change and set up A and MX records for any domain name or subdomain in your account. From the DNS Records section, you are going to be able to view a list of all hosts within the account in alphabetical order with their corresponding records, so any update is not going to take you more than a couple of clicks. Creating new records is equally easy if, for instance, you want to use the email services of another company and they ask you to set up more MX records than the default 2. Additionally you can set the priority for every single MX record by setting different latency. Quite simply, when your e-mails are delivered, the sending server will contact the record with the smallest latency first and in case the connection times out, it's going to contact the next one. Using our state-of-the-art tool, you'll be able to manage the records of your domain names and subdomains with ease even if you have no prior experience with such matters.
Custom MX and A Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting
Accessing and changing the A or MX records for any one of your domain addresses or subdomains is extremely easy if you get a semi-dedicated server plan from us. The accounts are maintained by using our in-house built Hepsia CP, which has a section committed to the DNS records of your domain addresses. The latter will be listed alphabetically and you may click on any of them to see both the A and the MX records. Changing any record is as simple as typing in the new one in a text box and saving the change, so even when you have never dealt with such matters before, you simply won't experience any difficulties if you decide to switch your site or emails to another company while keeping the second service with our company. If necessary, you could also create additional MX records and set a specific priority depending on the instructions of the new provider.