I’m going to show you how to separate your email hosting from your website hosting, and there are a lot of reasons that you’re going to want to do this. Now, the main reason I’m making this video is because I’ve made several videos on how you can save a ton of money by switching from hosting services like WP Engine or kinsta and instead using Cloudways, but their new Vultr High Frequency.
Now, what all these hosts have in common is that you can’t host your email there, and there’s a lot of reasons why. I’ll go over that as well in this video, but the main point is to show you how you can have your web hosting here and your email hosting someplace else.
This video does have a table of contents where you can skip to the part that matters most to you. Let’s go ahead and get started.
How to Separate Email from Web Hosting:
So, this video tutorial is going to be about how to separate your email from your web hosting. Let’s take a look at why you want to do this in the first place.
The first reason is because high-performance hosting like the three that I just showed you is only for websites and doesn’t include the email portion. There’s a reason why, and regardless of the reason, you just have to start separating your email from where your web hosting account is.
Part of the reason is that email hosting performance is just not as important as website hosting performance. Your website’s hosting is crucial because if it’s slow or has problems, it’s immediately noticeable and affects your website negatively. On the other hand, emails are not as critical. An extra 30 seconds to send or receive an email is not a big deal, so you need a different class of performance.
Another reason, when it’s by choice, is that if your web hosting goes down, at least your email hosting is not affected.
The true reason why email hosting is not included in these high-performance hosting packages is that it’s like throwing pearls to pigs. You’re taking your best stuff and using it for something that’s just overkill and not necessary. It’s not appreciated.
Now, to separate your email hosting from your web hosting, you need to manually add some records to something called your DNS (Domain Name System) server. It’s a simple way of mapping human-friendly URLs to IP addresses. This is what helps your web browser find the website when you type in the address.
With traditional hosting, your domain name and DNS are in one place, but with high-performance hosting companies like Cloudways, you need to register your domain elsewhere. You can use services like Cloudflare to handle your DNS, and it’s free and easy to set up.
Adding DNS Records for Email Hosting:
There are different types of DNS records, such as A records, CNAME records, and MX (Mail Exchanger) records. A and CNAME records are mainly for connecting to your website or subdomains, but we’re focusing on the MX and TXT (Text) records for email hosting.
MX records are for directing email traffic to the right server, and TXT records are for verification information to ensure the emails are genuinely sent from you.
Once you have your DNS set up with a service like Cloudflare, you can choose an email hosting provider. The article mentions options like Rackspace, Zoho Mail, and G Suite, but it recommends a cost-effective solution using a dirt-cheap cPanel-based hosting service like Hostinger.
With cPanel hosting, you can get a cheap plan, host multiple websites, and have unlimited email accounts. Simply add your domain to the cPanel hosting, copy the DNS records, and create your email accounts. It’s a cost-effective solution, especially if you have multiple email accounts for different businesses.
Conclusion:
Separating your email hosting from your website hosting can be a wise decision for various reasons. High-performance hosting services typically focus on website performance, and email hosting doesn’t require the same level of performance. By setting up email hosting separately through cPanel-based hosting services like Hostinger, you can have an economical and efficient solution for multiple email accounts. Using Cloudflare for DNS management makes the process straightforward, and you can enjoy affordable email hosting while keeping your website performance optimized.