Each registered domain name has a minimum of 2 Name Server records which show where it's hosted i.e. by using these records you direct your domain to the servers of a particular hosting company. In this way, you have got both your site and your emails handled by the same provider. 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 manages the website for a given domain and is always an IP address (123.123.123.123), while the latter indicates which server manages the e-mails and is always an alphanumeric string (mx1.domain.com). For example, any time you enter a domain name in your web browser, your request is forwarded through the global DNS system to the company whose NS records the domain uses and from there you may be sent to the servers of a different service provider if 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 can have your site and your emails with two different companies if you wish.

Custom MX and A Records in Shared Hosting

If you have a shared hosting from us, you're going to be able to see, create and modify any A or MX record for your domains. Provided that a given domain has our Name Servers, you'll be able to change specific records using our Hepsia hosting Control Panel and have your site or emails directed to any other service provider if you want to use only one of our services. Our advanced tool will even permit you to have a domain name hosted here and a subdomain below it to be hosted someplace else by changing only its A record - this will not affect the main Internet domain the slightest bit. If you decide to use the email services of another company and they want you to create more than 2 MX records, you can easily do this with just a few mouse clicks through the DNS Records section of your CP. Also you can set different latency for each MX record i.e. which one will have priority.

Custom MX and A Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

The Hepsia hosting Control Panel, included with our Linux semi-dedicated packages, allows you to see the A and MX records for each of the domain addresses or subdomains in your account and if required, to edit any of them or set up new ones. Managing these records is incredibly easy because all domains/subdomains will be listed alphabetically, so editing 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 if you experience any problems, you can check out our video tutorials on how to set up A and MX records. Our system is intuitive enough to be used by individuals with no previous experience, yet advanced enough to provide you with 100 % control over all records and to allow you to have different A records even for domain.com and www.domain.com. If you are pointing your emails to a different provider and they ask you to set up more than 2 different MX records, you may choose the priority of each one.