Each registered domain has a minimum of 2 Name Server records which show where it is hosted i.e. by using these records you direct your domain name to the servers of a particular hosting provider. In this way, you have both your website and your e-mails managed by the exact same provider. On the lower level of the Domain Name System (DNS), on the other hand, there are lots of other records, such as A and MX. The former shows which server deals with the website for a given domain address and is always an IP address (123.123.123.123), while the second one reveals which server deals with the emails and is always an alphanumeric string (mx1.domain.com). As an illustration, when you enter a domain name in your web browser, your request is directed through the global DNS system to the company whose NS records the domain uses and from there you will be sent to the servers of a different company if you have set an IP address of the latter as an A record for your domain address. Having separate records for the website and the e-mails means that you can have your website and your emails with 2 different providers if you would like.
Custom MX and A Records in Website Hosting
If you have a website hosting from our company, you're going to be able to see, set up and change any A or MX record for your domain names. As long as a specific domain has our Name Servers, you will be able to change specific records using our Hepsia hosting CP and have your website or e-mails directed to another provider if you would like to use only one of our services. Our advanced tool will even enable you to have a domain hosted here and a subdomain below it to be hosted someplace else by modifying only its A record - this will not affect the main Internet domain the slightest bit. If you want to use the e-mail services of another service provider and they want you to create more than two MX records, you can easily do that with just a couple of clicks through the DNS Records section of your Control Panel. You can even set different latency for each MX record i.e. which one will have priority.
Custom MX and A Records in Semi-dedicated Servers
If you acquire a semi-dedicated server plan from us, you are going to be able to view and change the A and MX records for every one of the domain names or subdomains which you host in the account. The Hepsia Control Panel, which you'll get to manage the account, provides an advanced, though easy-to-use tool in which all hosts will be listed in alphabetical order and you are going to be able to edit their records with no more than a couple of mouse clicks. If you have to set up a new record, it's going to be equally easy - select 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 which you create in case you decide to use a third-party e-mail provider and they ask you to set up additional records besides the two standard ones. If you ever experience any difficulties, you will find a in-depth Help section with videos in which you can see first-hand how to create or modify any record.