The term “hosting” does not describe one service, but a set of services that offer numerous functions to a domain name. Having a site and e-mails, for example, are two individual services although in the general case they come together, so a lot of people see them as one single service. Actually, every domain has a couple of DNS records called A and MX, which show the server that manages each particular service - the first one is a numeric IP address, which defines where the site for the domain name is loaded from, while the latter is an alphanumeric string, which shows the server that manages the e-mails for the domain name. As an example, an A record is 123.123.123.123 and an MX record can be mx1.domain.com. Whenever you open a website or send an email, the global DNS servers are contacted to check the name servers that a domain name has and the traffic/message is first forwarded to that company. In case you have custom records on their end, the web 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 can have your site hosted by one service provider and the e-mail messages by another.
Custom MX and A Records in Shared Web Hosting
The Hepsia hosting Control Panel, which comes with each and every Linux shared web hosting we offer you, allows you to view, change and set up A and MX records for every domain name or subdomain inside your account. Through the DNS Records section, you are going to be able to see a list of all hosts in the account from a to z with their corresponding records, so any update won't take you more than a couple of clicks. Creating new records is as easy if, for instance, you would like to use the email services of another provider and they ask you to set up more MX records than the default 2. You may also set the priority for every MX record by setting different latency. Put simply, when your emails are delivered, the sending server is going to contact the record with the smallest latency first and in case the connection times out, it will contact the next one. Using our sophisticated tool, you'll be able to handle the records of your domains and subdomains effortlessly even when you have no previous experience with such matters.
Custom MX and A Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting
If you buy a semi-dedicated server plan through us, you'll be able to view and change the A and MX records for every one of the domains or subdomains you host in the account. The Hepsia Control Panel, which you will get to take care of the account, offers an state-of-the-art, albeit easy-to-use tool in which all hosts are going to be listed in alphabetical order and you are going to be able to edit their records with no more than a few clicks. If you have to set up a new record, it will be just as easy - select the domain/subdomain, enter the IP address or mail server record and you are going to be ready. You will also be able to set different priority for the MX records you create in case you choose to use a third-party email provider and they ask you to set up additional records besides the two default ones. If you ever experience any issues, we have a comprehensive Help section with videos where you can see first-hand how to create or edit any record.