Every registered domain name has no less than two Name Server records which show where it's hosted i.e. by using these records you point your domain name to the servers of a certain website hosting company. This way, you have got both your website and your emails managed by the exact same company. On the lower level of the Domain Name System (DNS), on the other hand, there are a number of other records, like A and MX. The former shows which server handles the site for a given Internet domain and is always an IP address (123.123.123.123), while the latter indicates which server deals with the e-mails and is always an alphanumeric string (mx1.domain.com). For instance, when you type a domain address in your Internet browser, your request is sent through the global DNS system to the company whose NS records the domain uses and from there you could 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 name. Having different records for the website and the e-mails suggests that you could have your site and your e-mails with two different providers if you would like.
Custom MX and A Records in Cloud Hosting
If you have a cloud hosting account from our company and you wish to move either your website or your e-mails to a different provider, it will take you literally simply two mouse clicks to do it. Our Hepsia CP offers an easy-to-use DNS Records tool, where all your domain names and subdomains are going to be listed alphabetically and you'll be able to see and modify the A and/or MX records for any of them. If you want to use a different e-mail provider and they ask you to create more MX records than the standard 2, it won't take more than a couple of mouse clicks either to add them. Also you can set different latency for these records and the lower the latency, the higher the priority a particular MX record is going to have. The propagation of each record that you change or set up won't take more than several hours and if needed, you'll also be able to set the so-called Time-To-Live value, that shows 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 us, you are going to be able to view and update the A and MX records for any of the domains or subdomains which you host inside the account. The Hepsia Control Panel, which you will get to manage the account, provides an sophisticated, though easy-to-use tool in which all hosts are going to be listed in alphabetical order and you're going to be able to edit their records with no more than several clicks. If you have to create a new record, it'll be just as simple - pick the domain/subdomain, type in the IP address or mail server record and you are going to be all set. You'll also be able to set different priority for the MX records which you create in case you choose to use a third-party email provider and they ask you to create additional records apart from the two default ones. If you experience any problems, we've got a in-depth Help section with videos in which you can see first-hand how to create or modify any record.