The definition of “hosting” does not describe only one service, but a number of services which provide different functions to a domain address. Having a site and e-mails, as an example, are two separate services despite the fact that in the general case they come together, so most of the people see them as one single service. The truth is, each and every domain name has a number of DNS records called A and MX, which show the server that handles each specific service - the former is a numeric IP address, that identifies where the website for the domain is loaded from, while the latter is an alphanumeric string, which shows the server that handles the emails for the domain. For example, an A record would be 123.123.123.123 and an MX record would be mx1.domain.com. Whenever you open a website 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 work with different web protocols and you could have your website hosted by one company and the e-mail messages by another.

Custom MX and A Records in Cloud Web Hosting

The Hepsia hosting CP, that comes with each and every Linux cloud web hosting which we offer you, will allow you to view, change and set up A and MX records for each Internet domain or subdomain inside your account. Using the DNS Records section, you'll be able to see a list of all hosts inside the account in alphabetical order with their related records, so any update will not take you more than a few mouse clicks. Creating new records is equally easy if, for example, you wish to use the e-mail services of another company and they ask you to create more MX records than the default two. Additionally you can set the priority for each MX record by setting different latency. Put 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 are going to be able to manage the records of your domain addresses and subdomains with ease even though you may have no previous experience with such matters.

Custom MX and A Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

The Hepsia hosting CP, which comes with our Linux semi-dedicated hosting plans, will allow you to see the A and MX records for any of the domain addresses or subdomains in your account and if necessary, to update any of them or create new ones. Managing these records is quite easy since all domains/subdomains will be listed alphabetically, so editing a record is as simple as entering it in a box and saving the change. Setting up a new one takes just a couple of more clicks and if you experience any difficulties, you can check out our video tutorials on how to set up A and MX records. Our system is user-friendly enough to be used by individuals with no previous experience, yet advanced enough to provide you with 100 % control over all records and to permit you to have different A records even for domain.com and www.domain.com. If you're switching your emails to a different provider and they ask you to create more than two different MX records, you can choose the priority of each one.