Any time you add a domain as hosted in some account, you typically set a pair of Name Servers to point it to that specific service provider. On their end, 3 records are set up automatically right after the domain is added - one A record and two MX records. The former is a numeric address, or IP address, which “tells” the domain address where its website is, while the other two are alphanumeric and they show the server that manages the emails for that specific domain name. The site and the email hosting are generally perceived as one thing, while they are actually two different services. Having independent records for them will enable you to have them with different companies if you would like. For example, some new provider may have superb uptime for your site, but you may not want to switch your emails from your current host and by using an A record to point the domain to the former and MX records to have the e-mails with the latter, you could get the best of both providers. These records are checked whenever you want to open a site or send an e-mail - either way, the service provider whose name servers are used for the Internet domain is going to be contacted to retrieve the A and MX records and if you have set records different from their own, the correct web/mail server will then be contacted and you are going to see the needed site or your email is going to be delivered.

Custom MX and A Records in Cloud Web Hosting

With a cloud web hosting package from our company, you'll be able to create or change the A and MX records of your domain names and subdomains effortlessly by using our innovative Hepsia hosting CP. Editing the default records takes two clicks and the creation of a new record takes only a couple of more clicks, so although you may have never dealt with such matters, you'll not encounter any issues. We also have a large help section that will make things even easier. If you want to change your email provider and you have to create several MX records in addition to the standard two, you can choose their priority i.e. which record is going to manage your emails first when somebody sends you a message. Normally the new provider is going to tell you what these values should be. With our shared plans, you'll have total control over your domain addresses and subdomains and you'll be able to manage their A and MX records very easily and at any time.