An AAAA record is an IP within the freshly presented IPv6 format and it comprises of eight sets of hexadecimal numbers, unlike the IPv4 IPs, which include four sets of numbers 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 that may be created is many times greater than the number of the IPv4 addresses. Each domain name has its hosting server IP as a record and in essence, this record tells the domain name where the website for it can be found. Depending on the system that 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 provider and your emails with another, so if you decide to use this kind of redirection to point a domain name to a server that uses an IPv6 address, you'll need to create an AAAA record for it.

AAAA Records in Website Hosting

If you wish to use a domain or a subdomain you have within a website hosting account on our end for any third-party service and you need to create an AAAA record for that, it won't take you more than just a few clicks to do this through our powerful, though easy-to-use Hepsia Control Panel. As soon as you visit the DNS Records section and then click the Create a New Record button, a little pop-up will show up. This is the place in which you can create any DNS record, so you just have to choose the needed domain name or subdomain and the type of record from drop-down navigation and type in the IPv6 address, which is the actual record. In case you have zero experience with such matters, you'll not have any troubles as Hepsia is quite user-friendly and the 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 require it, you will also be able to modify the Time To Live (TTL) value for the record, determining how long it's going to stay active in the global DNS system after you change it or delete it.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

As our cutting-edge cloud hosting platform supports AAAA records, you're going to be able to create one without difficulty for any internet domain or subdomain that you host in 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 provider you forward the domain/subdomain to right away. 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 other records that were created automatically or you have set up manually in the past. The creation of the new AAAA record is as basic as choosing the needed domain or subdomain and the AAAA type from simple drop-down menus, typing the IPv6 address within a text box and saving the modification. You are going to be able to edit the record anytime if necessary. Assuming the other service provider needs a certain TTL value for the new record, you will be able to modify this setting too. The Time To Live option specifies how long an existing record will continue functioning after you edit it or delete it and the time is in seconds.