Each registered domain name has a minimum of two Name Server records that show where it is hosted i.e. by using these records you direct your domain to the servers of a specific hosting company. That way, you have got both your site and your emails managed by the very same company. On the lower level of the Domain Name System (DNS), however, there are a number of other records, such as A and MX. The former shows which server manages the site for a given domain name and is always an IP address (123.123.123.123), while the second one indicates which server manages the emails and is always an alphanumeric string (mx1.domain.com). For instance, when you enter a domain in your web browser, your request is forwarded through the global DNS system to the provider whose NS records the domain name uses and from there you will be forwarded to the servers of another company provided you have set an IP address of the latter as an A record for your Internet domain. Having independent records for the site and the e-mails suggests that you may have your site and your e-mails with two different providers if you wish.
Custom MX and A Records in Shared Website Hosting
If you have a shared website hosting account through our company and you would like to point either your site or your emails to a different company, it's going to take you literally only 2 mouse clicks to do so. Our Hepsia CP comes with an easy-to-use DNS Records tool, where all your domains and subdomains are going to be listed alphabetically and you're going to be able to see and modify the A and/or MX records for any of them. If you want to use a different email provider and they ask you to create more MX records than the default 2, it won't take more than a few mouse clicks either to add them. You can even set different latency for these records and the lower the latency, the greater the priority a certain MX record will have. The propagation of any record that you modify or set up won't take more than a few hours and if needed, you will also be able to set the so-called Time-To-Live value, which reveals how long a record will remain active after it is changed or deleted.
Custom MX and A Records in Semi-dedicated Servers
If you acquire a semi-dedicated server plan through our company, you'll be able to view and update the A and MX records for each of the domains or subdomains which you host inside the account. The Hepsia CP, which you'll get to take care of the account, provides an state-of-the-art, though easy-to-use tool where all hosts will be listed in alphabetical order and you will 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's going to be just as easy - pick the domain/subdomain, enter the IP address or mail server record and you are going to be ready. Additionally, you'll 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 2 default ones. If you ever encounter any issues, you will find a comprehensive Help section with videos where you can see first-hand how to create or change any record.