An AAAA record is an IP address within the recently presented IPv6 format and it consists of eight groups of hexadecimal numbers, unlike the IPv4 IPs, which feature 4 groups of numbers in between 1 and 255. An illustration of an IPv6 address is 3014:0d43:23a3:2354:1320:8f3b:2635:3254 and in this format the sheer number of IPs that could be created is many times bigger than the number of the IPv4 addresses. Every single domain has its website hosting server IP as a record and in essence, this record tells the domain address where the Internet site for it can be found. Depending on the system that the service provider uses, the record will be called A (IPv4) or AAAA (IPv6). Changing this record allows you to host your Internet site with one provider and your email messages 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 will need to set up an AAAA record for it.

AAAA Records in Cloud Hosting

If you wish to use a domain or a subdomain which 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 this through our effective, albeit easy-to-use Hepsia Control Panel. When you navigate to the DNS Records section and then click the Create a New Record button, a little pop-up will show up. This is the place where you can create any DNS record, so you simply have to pick the needed domain name or subdomain and the type of record from drop-down menus and input the IPv6 address, that is the actual record. In case you have zero experience with such matters, you won't have any problems as Hepsia is very user-friendly and the new AAAA record will propagate within the hour, to enable you to start using your domain/subdomain with the other service provider. If they require it, you will also be able to change the Time To Live (TTL) value for the record, determining 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 Hosting

Setting up a new AAAA record for a domain or a subdomain hosted in a semi-dedicated server from our company features only a couple of simple steps, which you'll be able to find in the Help section of your Hepsia hosting CP as well. You'll need to select the hostname for which the new record will be created from a drop-down menu in which you will find all of your domain addresses and subdomains. Setting up the new AAAA record is as basic as selecting the one that you need and inputting the IPv6 address for it. This is achieved with no more than several mouse clicks, so you can quickly point any hostname to a different service provider by using an AAAA record and use it with whatever service they supply. It will take mere seconds for the new record to be active and just about an hour for it to propagate globally, so you'll be done in no time. The other service provider can also request you to set some TTL value for the AAAA record, that's different from the default one - 3600 seconds. This feature shows how long it will take for any new value you set for your record to take effect while the old value is still active.