An AAAA record is an Internet protocol address within the recently presented IPv6 format and it consists of 8 different sets of hexadecimal digits, as opposed to the IPv4 IPs, which feature 4 groups of digits in between 1 and 255. An illustration of an IPv6 address would be 3014:0d43:23a3:2354:1320:8f3b:2635:3254 and with this format the sheer number of IPs that can be created is many times bigger than the number of the IPv4 addresses. Every single domain name has its hosting server Internet protocol address as a record and in essence, that record informs the domain where the website for it is. Depending on the system the service provider uses, the record will be called A (IPv4) or AAAA (IPv6). Changing this record will allow you to host your website with one company 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 will have to create an AAAA record for it.

AAAA Records in Cloud Hosting

If you want to use a domain address or a subdomain you have within a cloud 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 just a few mouse clicks to do that using our effective, though easy-to-use Hepsia Control Panel. Once you go to the DNS Records section and click on the Create a New Record button, a little pop-up will appear. This is the spot where you could create 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 enter the IPv6 address, that’s the actual record. If you happen to have zero experience with such matters, you will not have any difficulties as Hepsia is very intuitive and the new AAAA record will propagate within the hour, to enable you to start using your domain/subdomain with the other company. If they demand it, you're also going to be able to edit the Time To Live (TTL) value for the record, defining how long it'll stay active in the global DNS system after you edit it or delete it.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

As our advanced cloud hosting platform supports AAAA records, you are going to be able to create one with ease for any domain name or subdomain which you host in a semi-dedicated server account from our company and the new record is going to propagate within the hour, so that you could start using the services of any other company you forward the domain/subdomain to right away. You could create the record from the DNS Records section of your Hepsia website hosting Control Panel where you will also find all other records that were created automatically or you have set up manually before. The creation of the new AAAA record is as simple as selecting the needed domain or subdomain and the AAAA type via simple drop-down menus, inputting the IPv6 address in a text box and saving the change. You are going to be able to change the record at any time if required. Assuming the other provider requires a particular TTL value for the new record, you will be able to edit this setting also. The Time To Live option determines how long an existing record will keep working after you edit it or delete it and the time is in seconds.