Every single registered domain has no less than two Name Server records that show where it's hosted i.e. by using these records you direct your domain address to the servers of a certain hosting provider. In this way, you've got both your site and your e-mails managed by the very same provider. On the lower level of the Domain Name System (DNS), however, there are lots of other records, like A and MX. The first one reveals which server handles the website for a given Internet domain and is always an IP address (123.123.123.123), while the second one indicates which server manages the e-mails and is always an alphanumeric string (mx1.domain.com). As an illustration, when you enter a domain address 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 forwarded to the servers of another company provided you have set an IP address of the latter as an A record for your domain. Having independent records for the website and the emails means you may have your website and your emails with 2 different companies if you wish.

Custom MX and A Records in Hosting

If you have a Linux hosting from us, you're going to be able to view, create and modify any A or MX record for your Internet addresses. As long as a given Internet domain has our Name Servers, you're going to be able to change certain records through our Hepsia hosting CP and have your website or emails directed to any other provider if you'd like to use only one of our services. Our state-of-the-art tool will permit you to have a domain name hosted here and a subdomain below it to be hosted somewhere else by changing only its A record - this will not affect the main domain the slightest bit. If you choose to use the e-mail services of a different service provider and they want you to create more than 2 MX records, you can easily do that with just a few mouse clicks within the DNS Records section of your CP. You may also set different latency for every MX record i.e. which one will have priority.

Custom MX and A Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Accessing and modifying the A or MX records for any of your domains or subdomains is extremely easy if you acquire a semi-dedicated server plan through our company. The accounts are handled by using our in-house built Hepsia Control Panel, which features a section committed to the DNS records of your domains. The latter will be listed alphabetically and you can click on every one of them to see both the A and the MX records. Editing any record will be as easy as typing in 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 experience any problems if you wish to switch your website or emails to some other service provider while keeping the second service with our company. When necessary, you may also set up additional MX records and set a certain priority in accordance with the recommendations of the new provider.