An AAAA record is an IP in the freshly presented IPv6 format and it consists of 8 different groups of hexadecimal numbers, in contrast to the IPv4 IPs, that include 4 sets of digits in between 1 and 255. An example of an IPv6 address is 3014:0d43:23a3:2354:1320:8f3b:2635:3254 and in this format the amount of IPs that may be created is many times bigger than the number of the IPv4 addresses. Every single domain name has its website hosting server Internet protocol as a record and in essence, that record tells the domain address where the site for it is located. Depending on the system that the provider uses, the record will be called A (IPv4) or AAAA (IPv6). Changing this record will allow you to host your Internet site with one provider and your e-mails with a different one, so if you choose to use this sort of redirection to forward a domain name to a server that uses an IPv6 address, you will have to set up an AAAA record for it.

AAAA Records in Website Hosting

If you want to use a domain name or a subdomain that you have inside a website hosting account on our end for any third-party service and you need to set up an AAAA record for that, it will not take you more than only a few clicks to do that via our amazing, albeit easy-to-use Hepsia CP. As soon as you navigate to the DNS Records section and click on the Create a New Record button, a little pop-up will show up. This is the spot where you could create any DNS record, so you simply have to choose the needed domain name or subdomain and the type of record through drop-down options menu and type in the IPv6 address, that is the actual record. If you happen to have no experience with such matters, you'll not have any difficulties as Hepsia is incredibly user-friendly and your new AAAA record is going to propagate within the hour, so you can start using your domain/subdomain with the other company. In case they demand it, you'll also be able to change the Time To Live (TTL) value for the record, outlining how long it is going to remain active in the global DNS system after you change it or erase it.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

As our state-of-the-art cloud web hosting platform supports AAAA records, you will be able to create one with no trouble for every internet domain or subdomain which you host inside a semi-dedicated server account from our company and the new record is going to propagate within the hour, to enable you to start using the services of any other company you direct the domain/subdomain to in no time. You are able to create the record from the DNS Records section of your Hepsia website hosting Control Panel in which you will also find all the other records that were set up automatically or you have created manually before. The set up of the new AAAA record is as basic as choosing the needed domain or subdomain and the AAAA type via simple drop-down menus, inputting the IPv6 address inside a text box and saving the change. You will be able to edit the record anytime if required. If the other service provider demands a certain TTL value for the new record, you'll be able to edit this setting as well. The Time To Live option defines how long an existing record will keep functioning after you modify it or remove it and the time is in seconds.