Every single registered domain has at least 2 Name Server records that show where it is hosted i.e. by using these records you direct your Internet domain to the servers of a particular hosting company. That way, you have both your website and your e-mails handled by the very same provider. On the lower level of the Domain Name System (DNS), on the other hand, there are lots of other records, such as A and MX. The former reveals which server deals with the website for a given domain address and is always an IP address (123.123.123.123), while the second one shows which server deals with the emails and is always an alphanumeric string (mx1.domain.com). As an illustration, when you enter a domain name in your browser, your request is sent through the global DNS system to the company whose NS records the domain address uses and from there you may be sent to the servers of a different company if you have set an IP address of the latter as an A record for your domain. Having separate records for the website and the e-mails means you could have your site and your emails with two different companies if you'd like.

Custom MX and A Records in Shared Website Hosting

If you have a shared website hosting account from our company and you wish to switch either your website or your e-mails to an alternative provider, it will take you literally only two mouse clicks to do this. Our Hepsia Control Panel offers an easy-to-use DNS Records tool, where all your domain names and subdomains are going to be listed alphabetically and you'll be able to see and modify the A and/or MX records for any of them. If you decide to use a different email provider and they ask you to create more MX records than the standard 2, it won't take more than a couple of clicks either to add them. You may also set different latency for these records and the lower the latency, the greater the priority a certain MX record is going to have. The propagation of every record that you modify or set up isn't going to take more than several hours and if required, you will also be able to set the so-called Time-To-Live value, that reveals how long a record will remain active after it is changed or deleted.

Custom MX and A Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

The Hepsia hosting Control Panel, included with our semi-dedicated servers, allows you to view the A and MX records for any of the domain names or subdomains in your account and if necessary, to edit any of them or set up new ones. Handling these records is incredibly easy because all domains/subdomains are going to be listed alphabetically, so editing a record is as simple as entering it in a box and saving the change. Setting up a new one takes just a few more clicks and in case you experience any troubles, you can check out our instructional videos on how to set up A and MX records. Our system is user-friendly enough to be used by individuals with little or no previous experience, yet sophisticated enough to provide you with total control over all records and to permit you to have different A records even for domain.com and www.domain.com. If you're moving your emails to a different provider and they ask you to create more than two different MX records, you can choose the priority of each one.