Every registered domain has a minimum of two Name Server records which show where it is hosted i.e. by using these records you direct your domain name to the servers of a specific web hosting provider. This way, you have both your site and your emails handled by the very same service provider. On the lower level of the Domain Name System (DNS), on the other hand, there are a number of other records, like A and MX. The first one shows which server deals with the site for a given domain and is always an IP address (123.123.123.123), while the latter reveals which server deals with the emails and is always an alphanumeric string (mx1.domain.com). As an example, any time you enter a domain address in your web browser, your request is forwarded through the global DNS system to the company whose NS records the domain address uses and from there you may be directed to the servers of a different provider in case you have set an IP address of the latter as an A record for your domain. Having separate records for the site and the emails means that you may have your site and your emails with 2 different providers if you'd like.

Custom MX and A Records in Shared Website Hosting

With a shared website hosting package from us, you will be able to set up or change the A and MX records of your domain names and subdomains effortlessly using our sophisticated Hepsia hosting Control Panel. Modifying the default records takes two clicks and the creation of a new record requires only a couple of more clicks, so even though you may have never dealt with such matters, you'll not encounter any troubles. We also have a comprehensive help section that makes things even easier. If you wish to switch your e-mail provider and you have to set up a number of MX records in addition to the default two, you may choose their priority i.e. which record will handle your emails first when somebody sends you a message. Usually the new provider is going to tell you what these values ought to be. With our shared plans, you are going to have full control of your domain names and subdomains and you're 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 servers that we offer, you are going to have 100 % control over the records of all domain names and subdomains which you add in your hosting account. You can easily check what A and MX records every one of them has using the DNS Records section of the Hepsia hosting CP and editing any record takes only a couple of clicks. If you choose to switch your web or email hosting provider, you can update the necessary record and direct your domain address to the other service provider for one of the services, as you still keep using the other one through us. You may also keep the main domain here, while you edit the A record of only one of its subdomains. When you're editing the MX records and you need additional ones on top of the standard two we have, you could create them with ease and set a different priority for each one.