Every single registered domain has a minimum of 2 Name Server records which show where it's hosted i.e. by using these records you point your domain address to the servers of a certain web hosting company. That way, you've got both your website and your emails handled by the very same company. On the lower level of the Domain Name System (DNS), however, there are a number of other records, such as A and MX. The former reveals which server manages the website for a given domain address and is always an IP address (123.123.123.123), while the latter indicates which server handles the emails and is always an alphanumeric string (mx1.domain.com). For instance, whenever you enter 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 will be directed to the servers of a different service provider if you have set an IP address of the latter as an A record for your Internet domain. Having separate records for the website and the emails suggests that you can have your website and your emails with 2 different providers if you wish.

Custom MX and A Records in Website Hosting

If you have a Linux website hosting through us, you'll be able to view, set up and change any A or MX record for your Internet addresses. Provided that a given domain has our Name Servers, you are going to be able to to modify certain records through our Hepsia hosting Control Panel and have your site or emails directed to any other provider if you wish to use only one of our services. Our leading-edge tool will even allow you to have a domain name hosted here and a subdomain below it to be hosted elsewhere by changing only its A record - this will not affect the main domain at all. If you choose to use the e-mail services of a different company and they want you to set up more than 2 MX records, you can easily do this with only a couple of clicks through the DNS Records section of your Control Panel. 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

Accessing and changing the A or MX records for any of your domains or subdomains is very easy if you buy a semi-dedicated server plan from our company. The accounts are handled through our in-house built Hepsia Control Panel, which features a section dedicated to the DNS records of your domains. The latter will be listed alphabetically and you may click on each of them to see both the A and the MX records. Changing any record is as easy as entering the new one in a text box and saving the change, so even though you may have never dealt with such matters before, you will not encounter any issues if you wish to point your website or e-mails to an alternative company while keeping the second service with our company. When required, you may also create additional MX records and set a specific priority in accordance with the instructions of the new provider.