Any time you add a domain name as hosted in some account, you normally set a pair of Name Servers to direct it to that particular provider. On their end, 3 records are created automatically when the Internet domain is added - one A record and two MX records. The former is a numeric address, or IP address, which “tells” the domain address where its website is, while the other two are alphanumeric and they reveal the server that manages the e-mails for that particular domain name. The website and the email hosting are often thought to be one thing, when they're in reality two different services. Having different records for them will permit you to have them with different providers if you want. For instance, some new service provider may have excellent uptime for your site, but you might not want to switch your e-mail messages from your current host and by employing an A record to point the Internet domain to the first and MX records to have the emails with the second, you could get the best of both providers. These records are checked when you wish to open a website or send an email - in either case, the service provider whose name servers are used for the domain is going to 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'll see the needed site or your email is going to be delivered.
Custom MX and A Records in Cloud Hosting
With a cloud hosting plan from our company, you'll be able to create or change the A and MX records of your domain names and subdomains effortlessly using our innovative Hepsia hosting Control Panel. Editing the default records will take 2 clicks and the creation of a new record requires only a couple of more clicks, so even if you have never dealt with such matters, you will not experience any complications. We have a large help section that will make things even easier. If you want to switch your email provider and you have to create several MX records in addition to the standard two, you may choose their priority i.e. which record is going to manage your emails first when somebody sends you a message. Normally the new provider is going to tell you what these values need to be. With our shared plans, you will have full control over your domains and subdomains and you will be able to manage their A and MX records very easily 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 packages, will allow you to view the A and MX records for every one of the domain names or subdomains in your account and if necessary, to edit any of them or create new ones. Handling these records is incredibly easy as all domains/subdomains are going to be listed alphabetically, so updating a record is as simple as entering it in a box and saving the change. Creating a new one takes just a couple of more clicks and if you experience any troubles, you can check out our educational videos 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 advanced enough to offer you 100 % control over all records and to enable you to have different A records even for domain.com and www.domain.com. If you are moving your e-mails to a different provider and they ask you to set up more than two different MX records, you may choose the priority of each one.