Any time you add a domain name as hosted in some account, you usually set a pair of Name Servers to direct it to that specific service provider. On their end, three records are created automatically the moment the domain address is added - one A record and two MX records. The first one is a numeric address, or IP address, which “tells” the domain name where its website is, while the other two are alphanumeric and they show the server that deals with the emails for that particular domain name. The site and the email hosting are usually regarded as one thing, while they're in fact two different services. Having independent records for them will permit you to have them with different providers if you wish. As an example, some new company might have exceptional uptime for your website, but you may not want to switch your emails from your current host and by employing an A record to point the domain address to the first and MX records to have the e-mails with the latter, you could get the best of both companies. These records are checked when you want to open a site or send an e-mail - either way, the provider whose name servers are used for the Internet domain is going to be contacted to retrieve the A and MX records and if you've set records different from their own, the correct web/mail server will then be contacted and you're going to see the needed site or your email will be delivered.
Custom MX and A Records in Shared Website Hosting
If you have a shared website hosting account through our company and you want to point either your website or your emails to an alternative service provider, it's going to take you literally just two mouse clicks to do so. Our Hepsia CP offers 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 change the A and/or MX records for any of them. If you choose to use a different email provider and they ask you to set up more MX records than the standard 2, it won't take more than a couple of clicks either to add them. You may also set different latency for these records and the lower the latency, the higher the priority a particular MX record will have. The propagation of any record that you modify or create isn't going to take more than a few hours and if required, you will also be able to set the so-called Time-To-Live value, which shows how long a record will stay active after it's changed or deleted.
Custom MX and A Records in Semi-dedicated Servers
If you purchase a semi-dedicated server plan from us, you're going to be able to see and change the A and MX records for every one of the domains or subdomains that you host within the account. The Hepsia Control Panel, which you'll get to take care of the account, offers an sophisticated, albeit easy-to-use tool where all hosts will be listed in alphabetical order and you are going to be able to change their records with no more than several mouse clicks. If you have to set up a new record, it'll be equally simple - choose the domain/subdomain, enter the IP address or mail server record and you will be all set. You will also be able to set different priority for the MX records you create in case you want to use a third-party e-mail provider and they ask you to create additional records besides the two default ones. If you experience any troubles, we have a in-depth Help section with videos where you can see first-hand how to create or modify any record.