Every single registered domain name has a minimum of 2 Name Server records which show where it's hosted i.e. by using these records you direct your domain address to the servers of a particular web hosting provider. That way, you've got both your website and your e-mails handled by the 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 website for a given domain and is always an IP address (123.123.123.123), while the latter reveals which server handles the e-mails and is always an alphanumeric string (mx1.domain.com). For instance, when you type a domain in your web browser, your request is directed through the global DNS system to the company whose NS records the domain name uses and from there you will be directed 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. Having separate records for the website and the emails suggests that you could have your site and your e-mails with two different providers if you wish.

Custom MX and A Records in Shared Website Hosting

The Hepsia hosting CP, that comes with each and every shared website hosting that we offer, will permit you to see, modify and set up A and MX records for every Internet domain or subdomain within 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 will not take you more than a few clicks. Creating new records is equally easy if, for instance, you wish to use the e-mail services of another company and they ask you to set up more MX records than the default two. Also you can set the priority for every single 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 will contact the next one. Through our advanced tool, you will be able to handle the records of your domain addresses and subdomains with ease even though you may have no prior experience with such matters.