An AAAA record is an IP in the recently launched IPv6 format and it is comprised of 8 groups of hexadecimal digits, as opposed to the IPv4 IPs, that include four sets of digits in between 1 and 255. An illustration of an IPv6 address would be 3014:0d43:23a3:2354:1320:8f3b:2635:3254 and in this format the number of IPs which can be created is many times higher than the number of the IPv4 addresses. Every domain name has its hosting server IP address as a record and in essence, this record tells the domain name where the Internet site for it is located. Depending on the system that the service provider employs, the record will be called A (IPv4) or AAAA (IPv6). Changing this record enables you to host your site with one provider and your emails with a different one, so if you choose to use such a redirection to point a domain to a server that uses an IPv6 address, you'll need to set up an AAAA record for it.

AAAA Records in Shared Website Hosting

If you wish to use a domain address or a subdomain that you have inside a shared website hosting account on our end for any third-party service and you have to set up an AAAA record for that, it won't take you more than only a few mouse clicks to do this using our amazing, though easy-to-use Hepsia Control Panel. As soon as you navigate to the DNS Records section and click the Create a New Record button, a little pop-up will appear. This is the place where you could set up any DNS record, so you simply have to choose the needed domain address or subdomain and the type of record from drop-down menus and input the IPv6 address, that’s the actual record. Just in case you have no experience with such matters, you'll not have any issues as Hepsia is incredibly user-friendly and the new AAAA record is going to propagate within the hour, to enable you to start using your domain/subdomain with the other provider. Provided they require it, you're also going to be able to modify the Time To Live (TTL) value for the record, determining how long it's going to remain active in the global DNS system after you change it or delete it.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

As our leading-edge cloud web hosting platform supports AAAA records, you're going to be able to create one with ease for any internet domain or subdomain you host within a semi-dedicated server account from our company and the new record is going to propagate within the hour, so that you can start using the services of any other company you direct the domain/subdomain to right away. You are able to create the record from the DNS Records section of your Hepsia hosting CP where you will also find all other records that were created automatically or you have created manually in the past. The set up of the new AAAA record is as simple as selecting the needed Internet domain or subdomain and the AAAA type through simple drop-down menus, entering the IPv6 address inside a text box and saving the change. You'll be able to modify the record at any time if necessary. If the other service provider needs a specific TTL value for the new record, you'll be able to modify this setting as well. The Time To Live option outlines how long an existing record will continue functioning after you edit it or erase it and the time is in seconds.