Whenever you add a domain name as hosted in some account, you typically set a pair of Name Servers to point it to that particular service provider. On their end, three records are created automatically right after the Internet domain is added - one A record and two MX records. The first one is a numeric address, or IP address, that “tells” the Internet domain where its website is, while the other two are alphanumeric and they show the server that deals with the e-mails for that specific domain name. The website and the e-mail hosting are usually thought to be one thing, when they are in reality two different services. Having separate records for them will enable you to have them with different providers if you'd like. As an example, some new company may have outstanding uptime for your site, but you might not want to switch your e-mails from your current host and by employing an A record to point the domain name to the former and MX records to have the emails with the latter, you will get the best of both providers. These records are checked when you wish to open a site or send an e-mail - in any case, the provider whose name servers are used for the domain address will be contacted to retrieve the A and MX records and if you've set records different from their own, the correct web/mail server will then be contacted and you are going to see the needed website or your email will be delivered.

Custom MX and A Records in Cloud Hosting

If you have a cloud hosting account from our company and you want to move either your site or your e-mails to a different company, it'll take you literally just two mouse clicks to do this. Our Hepsia Control Panel offers an easy-to-use DNS Records tool, where all your domains and subdomains will be listed alphabetically and you'll be able to see and change the A and/or MX records for any of them. If you wish to use a different e-mail provider and they ask you to create more MX records than the standard 2, it will not take more than a few mouse clicks either to add them. You could also set different latency for these records and the lower the latency, the bigger the priority a given MX record will have. The propagation of every record that you change or set up isn't going to take more than several hours and if required, you will also be able to set the so-called Time-To-Live value, which shows how long a record will remain active after it is changed or deleted.

Custom MX and A Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

If you purchase a semi-dedicated server plan from us, you are going to be able to view and change the A and MX records for each of the domain addresses or subdomains that you host within the account. The Hepsia CP, which you'll get to take care of the account, comes with an sophisticated, though easy-to-use tool in which all hosts are going to be listed in alphabetical order and you will be able to modify their records with no more than a few mouse clicks. If you have to create a new record, it will be just as simple - choose the domain/subdomain, enter the IP address or mail server record and you are going to be all set. Additionally, you'll be able to set different priority for the MX records which you create in case you choose to use a third-party e-mail provider and they ask you to set up additional records besides the 2 standard ones. If you ever experience any troubles, we've got a detailed Help section with videos in which you can see first-hand how to create or modify any record.