When you add a domain name as hosted in some account, you usually set a pair of Name Servers to direct it to that specific company. On their end, three records are set up automatically when the Internet domain is added - one A record and two MX records. The first one is a numeric address, or IP address, which “tells” the Internet domain where its website is, while the other two are alphanumeric and they reveal the server that manages the emails for that particular domain address. The site and the e-mail hosting are often perceived as one thing, when they're actually two different services. Having separate records for them will permit you to have them with different companies if you would like. For instance, some new service provider may have excellent uptime for your website, but you might not want to switch your e-mail messages 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 companies. These records are checked when you want to open a website or send an email - either way, the provider whose name servers are used for the domain address is going to be contacted to retrieve the A and MX records and if you have set records different from their own, the right web/mail server will then be contacted and you are going to see the needed site or your e-mail will be delivered.
Custom MX and A Records in Cloud Hosting
The Hepsia hosting Control Panel, which comes with each and every Linux cloud package that we offer, will permit you to view, modify and create A and MX records for each domain or subdomain inside your account. Using the DNS Records section, you will be able to see a list of all hosts within the account from a to z with their related records, so any update is not going to take you more than a couple of mouse clicks. Creating new records is as simple if, for instance, you wish to use the email services of another company and they ask you to set up more MX records than the default two. Additionally you can set the priority for every single MX record by setting different latency. To put it differently, when your e-mails are delivered, the sending server will contact the record with the smallest latency first and in case the connection times out, it is going to contact the next one. With our state-of-the-art tool, you're going to be able to manage the records of your domain addresses and subdomains with ease even though you may have no previous experience with such matters.
Custom MX and A Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting
The Hepsia hosting CP, included with our Linux semi-dedicated hosting packages, will permit you to see the A and MX records for any of the domains or subdomains in your account and if required, to change any of them or set up new ones. Managing these records is incredibly easy since all domains/subdomains are going to be listed alphabetically, so modifying 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 in case 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 individuals with no previous experience, yet sophisticated enough to give you complete control over all records and to allow you to have different A records even for domain.com and www.domain.com. If you're switching your e-mails to a different provider and they ask you to create more than 2 different MX records, you may choose the priority of each one.