The term “hosting” doesn't describe one service, but several services that offer different functions to a domain name. Having a website and e-mails, as an illustration, are two separate services even though in the general case they come together, so most people see them as one single service. In fact, each and every domain name has a couple of DNS records called A and MX, which show the server that manages each particular service - the first one is a numeric IP address, which specifies where the site for the domain is loaded from, while the second one is an alphanumeric string, which shows the server that handles the e-mails for the domain address. For example, an A record would be 123.123.123.123 and an MX record is mx1.domain.com. Each time you open a website or send an email, the global DNS servers are contacted to check the name servers that a Internet domain has and the traffic/message is first directed to that company. In case you have custom records on their end, the Internet browser request or the e-mail will then be sent to the correct server. The idea behind working with separate records is that the two services use different web protocols and you can have your site hosted by one provider and the e-mail messages by another.

Custom MX and A Records in Shared Hosting

The Hepsia hosting Control Panel, that comes with each and every shared plan we offer you, will enable you to view, change and create A and MX records for each domain name or subdomain within your account. Using the DNS Records section, you are going to be able to view a list of all hosts inside the account from a to z with their related records, so any update will not take you more than a few mouse clicks. Setting up new records is just as simple if, as an example, you would like to use the e-mail services of another provider and they ask you to set up more MX records than the default two. You may also set the priority for each MX record by setting different latency. Put simply, when your e-mails are delivered, the sending server will contact the record with the smallest latency first and in case the connection times out, it'll contact the next one. With our innovative tool, you'll be able to control the records of your domain names and subdomains easily even if you have no previous experience with such matters.

Custom MX and A Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

If you acquire a semi-dedicated server plan from our company, you're going to be able to see and edit the A and MX records for any of the domain addresses or subdomains you host in the account. The Hepsia CP, which you'll get to take care of the account, comes with an advanced, albeit easy-to-use tool where all hosts are going to be listed in alphabetical order and you will be able to modify their records with no more than a couple of mouse clicks. If you have to set up a new record, it's going to be equally easy - pick the domain/subdomain, enter the IP address or mail server record and you are going to be ready. You will also be able to set different priority for the MX records you create in case that you want to use a third-party email provider and they ask you to set up additional records aside from the 2 default ones. In case you experience any troubles, we've got a in-depth Help section with videos where you can see first-hand how to setup or change any record.