Each registered domain has at least 2 Name Server records which show where it is hosted i.e. by using these records you direct your domain to the servers of a specific website hosting company. In this way, you have got both your website and your emails handled by the very same company. On the lower level of the Domain Name System (DNS), on the other hand, there is a variety of other records, for instance A and MX. The first one shows which server handles the website for a given Internet domain and is always an IP address (123.123.123.123), while the latter indicates which server deals with the e-mails and is always an alphanumeric string (mx1.domain.com). For instance, when you type a domain name in your browser, your request is directed through the global DNS system to the provider whose NS records the domain address uses and from there you will be sent to the servers of a different service provider if you have set an IP address of the latter as an A record for your domain. Having different records for the website and the e-mails suggests that you can have your website and your emails with two different providers if you would like.

Custom MX and A Records in Cloud Web Hosting

If you have a Linux cloud web hosting from us, you are going to be able to view, create and modify any A or MX record for your domain names. As long as a given domain has our Name Servers, you're going to be able to modify certain records through our Hepsia hosting Control Panel and have your website or emails pointed to any other provider if you wish to use only one of our services. Our advanced tool will enable you to have a domain name hosted here and a subdomain below it to be hosted someplace else by modifying only its A record - this will not affect the main Internet domain in any way. If you choose to use the e-mail services of a different provider and they want you to create more than 2 MX records, you can easily do that with simply a few mouse clicks in the DNS Records section of your Control Panel. Also you can set different latency for each MX record i.e. which one will have priority.

Custom MX and A Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

The Hepsia hosting CP, included with our Linux semi-dedicated hosting, will allow you to view the A and MX records for every one of the domains or subdomains in your account and if necessary, to update any of them or set up new ones. Handling these records is quite easy as 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. Creating a new one takes only a few more clicks and in case you experience any difficulties, you can check out our video tutorials on how to create A and MX records. Our system is intuitive enough to be used by individuals with little or no previous experience, yet sophisticated enough to give you total control of all records and to enable you to have different A records even for domain.com and www.domain.com. If you're pointing your emails to a different provider and they ask you to set up more than 2 different MX records, you can select the priority of each one.