Every single registered domain has a minimum of 2 Name Server records that show where it's hosted i.e. by using these records you point your Internet domain to the servers of a certain web hosting company. That way, you have both your site and your e-mails managed by the same service provider. On the lower level of the Domain Name System (DNS), however, there are a number of other records, such as A and MX. The first one reveals which server deals with the site for a given domain name and is always an IP address (123.123.123.123), while the latter indicates which server handles the emails and is always an alphanumeric string (mx1.domain.com). As an illustration, whenever you enter a domain address in your Internet browser, your request is forwarded through the global DNS system to the company whose NS records the domain address uses and from there you may be sent to the servers of a different provider in case 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 suggests that you can have your site and your e-mails with 2 different companies if you would like.

Custom MX and A Records in Shared Web Hosting

With a shared web hosting package from our company, you will be able to create or modify the A and MX records of your domain addresses and subdomains effortlessly via our leading-edge Hepsia hosting CP. Changing the default records takes two clicks and the setup of a new record takes only a few more clicks, so even though you may have never dealt with such matters, you won't experience any troubles. We've got an in depth help section that'll make things even easier. If you would like to change your e-mail provider and you have to create a number of MX records in addition to the default two, you can select their priority i.e. which record is going to deal with your emails 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 total control over your domain addresses and subdomains and you'll be able to manage their A and MX records effortlessly and at any time.