An AAAA record is an Internet protocol address in the newly introduced IPv6 format and it comprises of 8 sets of hexadecimal digits, as opposed to the IPv4 IPs, that include 4 groups of digits in between 1 and 255. A good example of an IPv6 address would be 3014:0d43:23a3:2354:1320:8f3b:2635:3254 and with this format the number of IPs that could be created is many times greater than the number of the IPv4 addresses. Each domain name has its hosting server Internet protocol as a record and in essence, this record instructs the domain address where the Internet site for it is located. Depending on the system which the service provider employs, the record will be called A (IPv4) or AAAA (IPv6). Changing this record permits you to host your website with one company and your e-mails with a different one, so if you choose to use this kind of redirection to point a domain name to a server that uses an IPv6 address, you'll have to set up an AAAA record for it.

AAAA Records in Shared Hosting

If you wish to use a domain address or a subdomain that you have in a shared hosting account on our end for any third-party service and you need to create an AAAA record for that, it is not going to take you more than a few clicks to do that through our effective, though easy-to-use Hepsia Control Panel. Once you visit the DNS Records section and click the Create a New Record button, a little pop-up will show up. This is the place in which you can set up any DNS record, so you simply have to select the needed domain or subdomain and the type of record through drop-down options menu and type in the IPv6 address, which is the actual record. Even if you have zero experience with such matters, you'll not have any troubles as Hepsia is incredibly intuitive 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. If they demand it, you will also be able to change the Time To Live (TTL) value for the record, outlining how long it's going to stay active in the global DNS system after you edit it or erase it.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

As our sophisticated cloud hosting platform supports AAAA records, you will be able to create one easily for every internet domain or subdomain that you host inside a semi-dedicated server account from our company and the new record will propagate within the hour, so you can start using the services of any other company you forward the domain/subdomain to right away. You can create the record from the DNS Records section of your Hepsia hosting Control Panel where you will also find all other records that were created automatically or you have set up manually in the past. The creation of the new AAAA record is as easy as selecting the needed domain name or subdomain and the AAAA type through simple drop-down menus, typing the IPv6 address within a text box and saving the change. You are going to be able to change the record at any time if needed. If the other service provider needs a certain TTL value for the new record, you'll be able to edit this setting also. The Time To Live option defines how long an existing record will continue working after you modify it or delete it and the time is in seconds.