Each registered domain name has no less than 2 Name Server records that 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. In this way, you have both your website 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 lots of other records, for example A and MX. The first one shows which server manages the website for a given Internet domain and is always an IP address (123.123.123.123), while the latter shows which server deals with the emails and is always an alphanumeric string (mx1.domain.com). For instance, any time you type a domain name in your web browser, your request is forwarded through the global DNS system to the provider whose NS records the domain address uses and from there you will be directed to the servers of another service provider if you have set an IP address of the latter as an A record for your Internet domain. Having independent records for the website and the e-mails suggests that you may have your website and your emails with 2 different companies if you'd like.

Custom MX and A Records in Cloud Web Hosting

If you have a cloud web hosting account through our company and you want to switch either your website or your e-mails to a different provider, it'll take you literally simply two mouse clicks to do this. Our Hepsia Control Panel comes with an easy-to-use DNS Records tool, where all your domains and subdomains will be listed alphabetically and you will be able to see and change the A and/or MX records for any of them. If you decide to use a different e-mail provider and they ask you to create more MX records than the standard two, it's not going to take more than a couple of mouse clicks either to add them. You can also set different latency for these records and the lower the latency, the greater the priority a particular MX record will have. The propagation of each record that you change or set up is not 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 stay active after it's changed or deleted.

Custom MX and A Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

If you buy a semi-dedicated server plan from us, you are going to be able to see and change the A and MX records for any one of the domain addresses or subdomains which you host in the account. The Hepsia Control Panel, which you'll get to control the account, comes with an sophisticated, though easy-to-use tool where all hosts are going to be listed in alphabetical order and you're going to be able to edit their records with no more than a few mouse clicks. If you have to set up a new record, it will be just as simple - select the domain/subdomain, enter the IP address or mail server record and you will be ready. Additionally, you will be able to set different priority for the MX records which you create in case you decide to use a third-party email provider and they ask you to set up additional records aside from the 2 standard ones. If you ever encounter any issues, we have a detailed Help section with videos where you can see first-hand how to setup or modify any record.