Having complete control over your domains is something very important and to be able to access and edit the DNS records for any of them is one of the things you need to look for when you search for a registration or a cloud hosting provider. Perhaps you have heard of the so-called “name servers” that show where a domain address is hosted, but below them there is a whole set of records, like the A record, which is the IP address of the server hosting the website, and the MX records, which show the server that manages the emails for a particular domain address. These records are used if you would like have your site with one company and the e-mails with another, for instance. You can also use a domain name for a non-website service or direct the traffic to it through special records. A lot of companies ask for an extra fee to provide access to edit specific DNS records besides the name servers.
