Whenever you add a domain as hosted in some account, you usually set a pair of Name Servers to point it to that specific provider. On their end, 3 records are created automatically when the domain is added - one A record and two MX records. The former is a numeric address, or IP address, that “tells” the Internet domain where its website is, while the other two are alphanumeric and they indicate the server that handles the e-mails for that particular domain name. The site and the email hosting are often regarded as one thing, when they're in reality two different services. Having independent records for them will permit you to have them with different providers if you would like. For example, some new provider might have excellent uptime for your site, but you might not want to switch your e-mail messages from your current host and by using an A record to point the Internet domain to the first and MX records to have the e-mails with the latter, you can get the best of both providers. These records are checked when you wish to open a website or send an email - either way, the company whose name servers are used for the domain name will 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 will see the needed site or your email will be delivered.
Custom MX and A Records in Cloud Website Hosting
With a cloud website hosting plan from our company, you are going to be able to create or change the A and MX records of your domains and subdomains with ease via our state-of-the-art Hepsia hosting CP. Modifying the default records requires two clicks and the setup of a new record takes only a few more clicks, so in case you have never dealt with such matters, you won't encounter any issues. We've got an extensive help section that will make things even easier. If you want to switch your email provider and you have to create a number of MX records in addition to the default two, you may choose their priority i.e. which record will manage your e-mails first when someone sends you a message. Usually the new provider will tell you what these values should be. With our shared plans, you are going to have total control over your domain addresses and subdomains and you're going to be able to handle their A and MX records effortlessly and at any time.
Custom MX and A Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting
The Hepsia hosting Control Panel, provided with our Linux semi-dedicated hosting, will permit you to see the A and MX records for any of the domain addresses or subdomains in your account and if needed, to change any of them or set up new ones. Handling these records is very easy because all domains/subdomains will be listed alphabetically, so editing a record is as easy as entering it in a box and saving the change. Creating a new one takes only a few more clicks and if you experience any issues, you can check out our video tutorials on how to set up A and MX records. Our system is user-friendly enough to be used by people with no previous experience, yet sophisticated enough to provide you with 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 create more than two different MX records, you can select the priority of each one.