Every single registered domain has a minimum of 2 Name Server records which show where it is hosted i.e. by using these records you point your domain name to the servers of a certain website hosting company. In this way, you have both your site and your e-mails handled by the same service provider. On the lower level of the Domain Name System (DNS), on the other hand, there are a number of other records, such as A and MX. The former shows which server handles the website for a given domain address and is always an IP address (123.123.123.123), while the second one reveals which server manages the emails and is always an alphanumeric string (mx1.domain.com). As an example, any time you type a domain address in your web browser, your request is directed through the global DNS system to the company whose NS records the domain name uses and from there you may be sent to the servers of another company if you have set an IP address of the latter as an A record for your domain address. Having separate records for the site and the e-mails suggests that you could have your site and your e-mails with 2 different companies if you would like.

Custom MX and A Records in Website Hosting

If you have a website hosting account with our company and you want to switch either your site or your emails to a different company, it'll take you literally just 2 mouse clicks to do this. Our Hepsia Control Panel comes with an easy-to-use DNS Records tool, where all your domains and subdomains will be listed alphabetically and you'll be able to see and change 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 standard two, it will not take more than a few clicks either to add them. You can even set different latency for these records and the lower the latency, the bigger the priority a given MX record is going to have. The propagation of any record that you modify or set up isn't going to take more than several hours and if required, you'll also be able to set the so-called Time-To-Live value, that shows how long a record will remain active after it's changed or deleted.

Custom MX and A Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

If you purchase a semi-dedicated server plan from us, you're going to be able to see and update the A and MX records for every one of the domain addresses or subdomains you host in the account. The Hepsia Control Panel, which you'll get to handle the account, provides an innovative, albeit easy-to-use tool in which all hosts are going to be listed in alphabetical order and you will be able to change their records with no more than several mouse clicks. If you have to create a new record, it's going to be just as simple - select the domain/subdomain, type in the IP address or mail server record and you're going to be all set. Additionally, you will be able to set different priority for the MX records you create in case that you want to use a third-party email provider and they ask you to create additional records besides the 2 default ones. In case you encounter any troubles, we have a detailed Help section with videos where you can see first-hand how to create or modify any record.