The word “hosting” doesn't describe only one service, but a number of services that offer different functions to a domain name. Having a website and e-mails, for example, are two separate services although in the general case they come together, so most people think of them as one single service. In fact, every single domain name has a couple of DNS records called A and MX, which show the server that deals with each particular service - the first one is a numeric IP address, which defines where the site for the domain address is loaded from, while the second one is an alphanumeric string, which shows the server that manages the e-mails for the domain name. As an illustration, an A record would be 123.123.123.123 and an MX record would be mx1.domain.com. Each time you open a site or send an e-mail, the global DNS servers are contacted to check the name servers that a domain address has and the traffic/message is first forwarded to that company. When you have custom records on their end, the browser request or the email will then be forwarded 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 company and the e-mail messages by another.

Custom MX and A Records in Cloud Hosting

The Hepsia hosting Control Panel, that comes with each and every Linux cloud hosting package we offer you, allows you to see, modify and set up A and MX records for any domain or subdomain inside your account. Using the DNS Records section, you'll be able to see a list of all hosts within the account from a to z with their corresponding records, so any update isn't going to take you more than a few mouse clicks. Setting up new records is equally simple if, as an example, you would like to use the e-mail services of a different service provider and they ask you to create more MX records than the default two. Also you can set the priority for every MX record by setting different latency. Quite simply, when your e-mails are delivered, the sending server is going to contact the record with the smallest latency first and if the connection times out, it's going to contact the next one. Through our sophisticated tool, you will be able to handle the records of your domains and subdomains easily even if you have no prior experience with such matters.

Custom MX and A Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

If you purchase a semi-dedicated server plan through our company, you are going to be able to see and change the A and MX records for every one of the domain names or subdomains which you host in the account. The Hepsia Control Panel, which you will get to handle the account, offers an innovative, though easy-to-use tool in which all hosts will be listed in alphabetical order and you're going to be able to edit their records with no more than a couple of mouse clicks. If you have to set up a new record, it will be equally easy - pick the domain/subdomain, type in the IP address or mail server record and you're going to be all set. You will also be able to set different priority for the MX records which you create in case that you want to use a third-party e-mail provider and they ask you to set up additional records besides the two standard ones. If you encounter any problems, you will find a detailed Help section with videos where you can see first-hand how to setup or change any record.