Every single registered domain has a minimum of two Name Server records which show where it is hosted i.e. by using these records you point your Internet domain to the servers of a specific website hosting provider. That way, you have got both your site and your emails handled by the very same company. On the lower level of the Domain Name System (DNS), on the other hand, there is a variety of other records, like A and MX. The former shows which server handles the website for a given Internet domain and is always an IP address (123.123.123.123), while the latter shows which server manages the e-mails and is always an alphanumeric string (mx1.domain.com). For instance, whenever you enter a domain address in your browser, your request is forwarded through the global DNS system to the provider whose NS records the domain uses and from there you will be forwarded to the servers of another service provider if you have set an IP address of the latter as an A record for your domain name. Having separate records for the website and the e-mails means you may have your website and your emails with 2 different providers if you wish.

Custom MX and A Records in Cloud Website Hosting

With a cloud website hosting plan from us, you will be able to create or modify the A and MX records of your domain names and subdomains easily using our leading-edge Hepsia hosting Control Panel. Editing the default records takes 2 clicks and the setup of a new record requires only a couple of more clicks, so even if you have never dealt with such matters, you'll not experience any problems. We also have an in depth help section that makes things even easier. If you would like to change your e-mail provider and you have to set up a number of MX records in addition to the standard 2, you can choose their priority i.e. which record is going to deal with your e-mails first when someone sends you a message. Normally the new provider will tell you what these values need to be. With our shared plans, you will have 100 % control of your domain names and subdomains and you're going to be able to manage their A and MX records effortlessly and at any time.