The definition of “hosting” does not describe a single service, but a set of services that provide various functions to a domain address. Having a website and emails, for instance, are two individual services although in the general case they come together, so most of the people consider them as one single service. Actually, each domain has a number of DNS records called A and MX, which show the server that handles each specific service - the first one is a numeric IP address, that identifies where the site for the domain is loaded from, while the second one is an alphanumeric string, which shows the server that handles the emails for the domain. As an illustration, an A record can be 123.123.123.123 and an MX record would be mx1.domain.com. Every time you open a site or send an e-mail, the global DNS servers are contacted to check the name servers that a domain name has and the traffic/message is first directed to that company. In case you have custom records on their end, the Internet browser request or the email will be sent to the correct server. The reasoning behind employing separate records is that the two services use different web protocols and you may have your website hosted by one provider and the e-mails by another.

Custom MX and A Records in Shared Web Hosting

The Hepsia hosting CP, that comes with each and every shared web hosting that we offer, will allow you to view, modify and set up A and MX records for any domain name or subdomain inside your account. Through the DNS Records section, you will be able to see a list of all hosts inside the account from a to z with their corresponding records, so any update is not going to take you more than a few clicks. Setting up new records is equally easy if, for example, you would like to use the e-mail services of another service provider and they ask you to set up more MX records than the default 2. You can also set the priority for every single MX record by setting different latency. Quite simply, when your emails 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. With our sophisticated tool, you'll be able to manage 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 buy a semi-dedicated server plan through us, you'll be able to view and update the A and MX records for any of the domain names or subdomains which you host in the account. The Hepsia Control Panel, which you'll get to manage the account, offers an state-of-the-art, albeit easy-to-use tool where all hosts will be listed in alphabetical order and you will be able to change their records with no more than a couple of clicks. If you have to create a new record, it'll be just as simple - choose the domain/subdomain, type in the IP address or mail server record and you will be ready. You'll also be able to set different priority for the MX records that you create in case that you decide to use a third-party email provider and they ask you to create additional records apart from the two standard ones. In case you encounter any problems, we have a comprehensive Help section with videos where you can see first-hand how to setup or modify any record.