Every registered domain has no less than two Name Server records which show where it's hosted i.e. by using these records you point your domain to the servers of a specific hosting provider. This way, you have got both your website and your e-mails managed by the exact same provider. On the lower level of the Domain Name System (DNS), nevertheless, there is a variety of other records, for instance A and MX. The first one shows which server manages the site for a given domain address and is always an IP address (123.123.123.123), while the second one shows which server handles the e-mails and is always an alphanumeric string (mx1.domain.com). For example, any time you enter a domain in your browser, your request is directed through the global DNS system to the company whose NS records the domain address uses and from there you could be forwarded 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 independent records for the website 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
If you have a Linux shared website hosting from us, you're going to be able to see, create and modify any A or MX record for your Internet addresses. So long as a specific Internet domain has our Name Servers, you're going to be able to modify specific records by using our Hepsia hosting CP and have your website or e-mails directed to any other provider if you wish to use only one of our services. Our leading-edge tool will permit you to have a domain hosted here and a subdomain below it to be hosted someplace else by modifying only its A record - this will not affect the main domain the slightest bit. If you decide to use the e-mail services of a different company and they want you to set up more than two MX records, you can easily do that with just a couple of mouse clicks in the DNS Records section of your CP. You can also 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 permit you to see the A and MX records for every one of the domain names or subdomains in your account and if required, to edit any of them or set up new ones. Handling these records is quite easy because all domains/subdomains are going to be listed alphabetically, so updating a record is as simple as entering it in a box and saving the change. Setting up a new one takes just a couple of more clicks and in case you experience any problems, you can check out our educational videos on how to set up A and MX records. Our system is user-friendly enough to be used by individuals with no previous experience, yet sophisticated enough to offer you complete control over all records and to allow you to have different A records even for domain.com and www.domain.com. If you are pointing your emails to a different provider and they ask you to set up more than 2 different MX records, you may choose the priority of each one.