Every single registered domain name has a minimum of 2 Name Server records that show where it is hosted i.e. by using these records you direct your domain address to the servers of a specific website hosting provider. This way, you have 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 a number of other records, like A and MX. The first one 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 shows which server manages the emails and is always an alphanumeric string (mx1.domain.com). As an example, when you type a domain in your browser, your request is sent through the global DNS system to the provider whose NS records the domain name uses and from there you will be directed to the servers of a different service provider in case you have set an IP address of the latter as an A record for your domain. Having different records for the site and the emails means that you could have your website and your emails with two different companies if you wish.

Custom MX and A Records in Shared Hosting

With a shared hosting plan from our company, you are going to be able to create or change the A and MX records of your domain names and subdomains with ease by using our innovative Hepsia hosting CP. Modifying the default records will take two clicks and the creation of a new record takes only a couple of more clicks, so even though you may have never dealt with such matters, you will not encounter any troubles. We also have an extensive help section that makes things even easier. If you'd like to switch your email provider and you have to set up several MX records in addition to the default two, you can choose their priority i.e. which record is going to handle your emails first when someone sends you a message. Normally the new provider will tell you what these values ought to be. With our shared plans, you will have 100 % control of your domains and subdomains and you are going to be able to handle their A and MX records very easily and at any time.

Custom MX and A Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

With the semi-dedicated plans we provide, you're going to have complete control over the records of all domains and subdomains that you add in your hosting account. You can easily check what A and MX records each of them has using the DNS Records section of the Hepsia hosting Control Panel and modifying any record requires as little as a few mouse clicks. If you choose to change your web or e-mail hosting provider, you can change the necessary record and point your domain to the other company for one of the services, while you still carry on using the other one through us. You can also keep the main domain address here, while you change the A record of only one of its subdomains. If you are modifying the MX records and you need additional ones on top of the standard two that we have, you could create them with ease and set a different priority for every one.