The term “hosting” does not describe just one service, but a variety of services which provide numerous functions to a domain address. Having a site and e-mails, as an illustration, are two separate services despite the fact that in the general case they come together, so most people see them as one single service. In fact, every domain has a number of DNS records called A and MX, which show the server that handles each specific service - the first one is a numeric IP address, that defines where the website for the domain address is loaded from, while the latter is an alphanumeric string, which shows the server that handles the emails for the domain. As an example, an A record would be 123.123.123.123 and an MX record would be mx1.domain.com. Whenever you open a site or send an e-mail, the global DNS servers are contacted to check the name servers that a domain has and the traffic/message is first forwarded to that company. If you have custom records on their end, the browser request or the email will be directed to the correct server. The concept behind employing separate records is that the two services employ different web protocols and you may have your website hosted by one provider and the emails by another.

Custom MX and A Records in Cloud Hosting

With a cloud hosting package from us, you will be able to set up or change the A and MX records of your domains and subdomains effortlessly using our innovative Hepsia hosting Control Panel. Changing the default records takes 2 clicks and the creation of a new record requires just a couple of more clicks, so although you may have never dealt with such matters, you will not experience any problems. We've got a comprehensive help section that makes things even easier. If you would like to change your email 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 is going to manage your e-mails first when somebody sends you a message. Usually the new provider will tell you what these values need to be. With our shared plans, you will have total control of your domains and subdomains and you will be able to handle their A and MX records easily and at any time.

Custom MX and A Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

Accessing and modifying the A or MX records for any one of your domains or subdomains is extremely easy if you purchase a semi-dedicated server plan from our company. The accounts are handled via our in-house built Hepsia Control Panel, which features a section committed to the DNS records of your domain addresses. The latter will be listed alphabetically and you may click on any of them to see both the A and the MX records. Changing any record is as simple as typing in the new one in a text box and saving the change, so even if you have never dealt with such matters before, you won't encounter any troubles if you want to direct your site or e-mails to an alternative company while keeping the second service with our company. When required, you could also set up additional MX records and set a certain priority depending on the recommendations of the new provider.