Each domain name which is registered and hosted has quite a lot of DNS records - some of them are created automatically when you host a domain, others can be created by hand if required. As an illustration, the A record of a domain address is its IP address i.e. this record shows where the web site is situated; the MX records reveal where the e-mails are stored, while using an SRV record you can use a domain name for unconventional purposes, for instance a Voice-over-IP service. To be able to create and modify specific records allows you to have different services with different companies if, for example, your current host provides good web hosting, but has problems with the email service, or you simply prefer to get a particular service from a specific company. Although you will be able to set up and edit these records freely and without any limitations as you own a given domain name, a lot of companies charge extra to give you this option.

Full DNS Management in Cloud Website Hosting

The user-friendly Hepsia hosting CP, that comes with each cloud website hosting plan we offer, provides you with complete access to all domains that are hosted within the account. With just a few mouse clicks you're going to be able to see the DNS records for each domain name that you host or subdomain that you set up. You can also set up or modify any sort of record that you'd like, depending on what you wish to do - A, AAAA, MX, TXT, SRV, CNAME, and so on. This will allow you to define a mail server, point a domain to a VOIP or online game server provided by another company, create forwarding, and so forth. You may even register private name servers for every domain that you have purchased through us and use them instead of our standard ones not just for this domain name, but also for any other domain which will be hosted in the same account. The full DNS management service is provided totally free of charge.