Each registered domain has a minimum of two Name Server records that show where it's hosted i.e. by using these records you point your domain to the servers of a specific website hosting provider. This way, you have got both your website and your emails handled by the same service provider. On the lower level of the Domain Name System (DNS), however, there are lots of other records, for example A and MX. The first one 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 handles the emails and is always an alphanumeric string (mx1.domain.com). As an illustration, when you type a domain in your Internet browser, your request is directed through the global DNS system to the company whose NS records the domain address uses and from there you will be forwarded to the servers of a different service provider if you have set an IP address of the latter as an A record for your domain address. Having independent records for the website and the emails means you may have your website and your e-mails with 2 different providers if you'd like.
Custom MX and A Records in Web Hosting
If you have a Linux web hosting service through us, you are going to be able to view, create and change any A or MX record for your domains. So long as a given domain has our Name Servers, you're going to be able to change particular records through our Hepsia hosting CP and have your site or emails pointed to another service provider if you wish to use only one of our services. Our advanced tool is going to permit you to have a domain address hosted here and a subdomain below it to be hosted someplace else by changing only its A record - this will not affect the main domain at all. If you want to use the email services of another service provider and they want you to set up more than 2 MX records, you can easily do it with only a couple of clicks within the DNS Records section of your CP. You may also set different latency for every single MX record i.e. which one will have priority.
Custom MX and A Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting
Accessing and editing the A or MX records for each of your domain names or subdomains is incredibly easy if you purchase a semi-dedicated server plan through us. The accounts are managed via our in-house built Hepsia CP, which has a section dedicated to the DNS records of your domain names. The latter will be listed alphabetically and you could click on any of them to see both the A and the MX records. Modifying any record will be as easy as typing in the new one in a text box and saving the change, so in case you have never dealt with such matters before, you won't encounter any issues if you want to switch your site or emails to an alternative service provider while keeping the second service with our company. When needed, you can also create additional MX records and set a specific priority depending on the recommendations of the new provider.