The word “hosting” doesn't describe one service, but several services that provide numerous functions to a domain. Having a website and e-mails, for example, are two separate services despite the fact that in the general case they come together, so many people think of them as one single service. In reality, each domain name has a couple of DNS records called A and MX, which show the server that handles each particular service - the former is a numeric IP address, that defines where the site for the domain address is loaded from, while the second one is an alphanumeric string, which shows the server that handles the e-mails for the domain name. For example, an A record is 123.123.123.123 and an MX record is mx1.domain.com. Whenever you open a site or send an e-mail, the global DNS servers are contacted to check the name servers that a domain has and the traffic/message is first directed to that company. When you have custom records on their end, the browser request or the email will be directed to the correct server. The idea behind using separate records is that the two services use different web protocols and you could have your site hosted by one service provider and the e-mails by another.

Custom MX and A Records in Web Hosting

With a web hosting package from us, you will be able to create or modify the A and MX records of your domain names and subdomains with ease through our innovative Hepsia hosting CP. Editing the default records will take two clicks and the setup of a new record requires just a few more clicks, so even though you may have never dealt with such matters, you'll not encounter any troubles. We've got a comprehensive help section that will make things even easier. If you would like to switch your email provider and you have to set up several MX records in addition to the standard 2, you may choose their priority i.e. which record will deal with your emails first when somebody sends you a message. Normally the new provider will tell you what these values need to be. With our shared plans, you'll have complete control of your domains 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 Servers

Accessing and editing the A or MX records for any one of your domain addresses or subdomains is very easy if you buy a semi-dedicated server plan from us. The accounts are managed using our in-house built Hepsia Control Panel, which has a section dedicated to the DNS records of your domain addresses. The latter will be listed alphabetically and you can click on each of them to see both the A and the MX records. Editing any record is as simple as typing in the new one in a text box and saving the change, so even if you have never dealt with such matters before, you simply won't experience any issues if you decide to switch your site or e-mails to a different company while keeping the second service with our company. When needed, you can also create additional MX records and set a certain priority based on the instructions of the new provider.