The term “hosting” doesn't describe a single service, but a variety of services that offer different functions to a domain. Having a website and emails, for example, are two independent services though in the general case they come together, so many people think of them as one single service. The truth is, every domain has a couple of DNS records called A and MX, which show the server that handles each specific service - the former is a numeric IP address, which specifies where the site for the domain is loaded from, while the second one is an alphanumeric string, which shows the server that deals with the emails for the domain address. As an illustration, an A record can be 123.123.123.123 and an MX record would 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 address has and the traffic/message is first forwarded to that company. When you have custom records on their end, the Internet browser request or the email will then be directed to the correct server. The reasoning behind working with separate records is that the two services use different web protocols and you could have your website hosted by one service provider and the e-mail messages by another.

Custom MX and A Records in Cloud Website Hosting

The Hepsia hosting Control Panel, which comes with each and every cloud website hosting we offer, will allow you to view, change and create A and MX records for any domain name or subdomain inside your account. Through the DNS Records section, you're 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 will not take you more than a couple of mouse clicks. Setting up new records is just as easy if, for example, you want to use the email services of another provider and they ask you to set up more MX records than the default 2. Also you can set the priority for every MX record by setting different latency. Put simply, when your e-mails are delivered, the sending server will contact the record with the smallest latency first and if the connection times out, it'll contact the next one. With our innovative tool, you are going to be able to handle the records of your domain addresses and subdomains easily even when you have no prior experience with such matters.

Custom MX and A Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

If you purchase a semi-dedicated server plan through us, you're going to be able to view and change the A and MX records for any of the domains or subdomains you host inside the account. The Hepsia CP, which you'll get to control the account, provides an sophisticated, albeit easy-to-use tool in which all hosts will be listed in alphabetical order and you are going to be able to change their records with no more than a few clicks. If you have to create a new record, it'll be just as easy - select the domain/subdomain, type in the IP address or mail server record and you'll be ready. 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 set up additional records apart from the 2 default ones. If you encounter any troubles, you will find a comprehensive Help section with videos in which you can see first-hand how to setup or edit any record.