When you add a domain as hosted in some account, you typically set a pair of Name Servers to direct it to that specific service provider. On their end, 3 records are created automatically right after the domain name is added - one A record and two MX records. The first one is a numeric address, or IP address, which “tells” the domain name where its site is, while the other two are alphanumeric and they show the server that manages the emails for that particular domain address. The website and the email hosting are generally considered to be one thing, while they are actually two different services. Having independent records for them will enable you to have them with different companies if you wish. As an illustration, some new service provider could have exceptional uptime for your site, but you might not want to switch your emails from your current host and by employing an A record to point the Internet domain to the former and MX records to have the e-mails with the latter, you will get the best of both companies. These records are checked whenever you want to open a website or send an email - either way, the service provider whose name servers are used for the domain name is going to be contacted to retrieve the A and MX records and if you have set records different from their own, the correct web/mail server will then be contacted and you'll see the needed website or your e-mail will be delivered.

Custom MX and A Records in Shared Web Hosting

If you have a shared web hosting account from our company and you would like to move either your website or your emails to a different service provider, it's going to take you literally simply 2 clicks to do it. Our Hepsia Control Panel provides an easy-to-use DNS Records tool, where all your domains and subdomains will be listed alphabetically and you are going to be able to see and edit 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 set up more MX records than the default two, it will not take more than a few clicks either to add them. You may also set different latency for these records and the lower the latency, the higher the priority a particular MX record is going to have. The propagation of any record that you modify or set up will not take more than a few hours and if necessary, you'll also be able to set the so-called Time-To-Live value, that reveals how long a record will remain active after it is changed or deleted.

Custom MX and A Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

If you buy a semi-dedicated server plan from our company, you are going to be able to view and update the A and MX records for each of the domain names or subdomains which you host in the account. The Hepsia CP, which you will get to control the account, provides an sophisticated, although easy-to-use tool where all hosts will be listed in alphabetical order and you're going to be able to modify their records with no more than a couple of mouse clicks. If you have to create a new record, it's going to be just as simple - select the domain/subdomain, enter the IP address or mail server record and you are going to be ready. Additionally, you will be able to set different priority for the MX records that you create in case you want to use a third-party e-mail provider and they ask you to set up additional records besides the 2 standard ones. In case you encounter any problems, we've got a comprehensive Help section with videos where you can see first-hand how to setup or change any record.