An AAAA record is an Internet protocol address in the recently released IPv6 format and it comprises of eight different groups of hexadecimal digits, in contrast to the IPv4 IPs, which 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 in this format the sheer number of IPs that may be created is many times greater than the number of the IPv4 addresses. Every single domain name has its hosting server IP address as a record and in essence, this unique record tells the domain name where the website for it is located. Depending on the system that the service provider uses, the record is going to be called A (IPv4) or AAAA (IPv6). Changing this record enables you to host your Internet site with one company and your e-mails with a different one, so if you decide to use this type of redirection to point a domain to a server that uses an IPv6 address, you will have to set up an AAAA record for it.

AAAA Records in Cloud Hosting

In order to use a domain address or a subdomain that you have in a cloud hosting account on our end for any third-party service and you have to create an AAAA record for that, it is not going to take you more than only a few clicks to do this through our powerful, albeit easy-to-use Hepsia Control Panel. As soon as you visit the DNS Records section and click on the Create a New Record button, a compact pop-up will show up. This is the area where you could set up any DNS record, so you simply have to choose the needed domain name or subdomain and the type of record through drop-down navigation and type in the IPv6 address, that is the actual record. In case you have zero experience with such matters, you won't have any difficulties as Hepsia is quite user-friendly and your new AAAA record will propagate within the hour, so you can start using your domain/subdomain with the other service provider. Provided 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 is going to stay active in the global DNS system after you edit it or remove it.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

If you have a semi-dedicated server account from our company and you need to create an AAAA record for a domain you have hosted in it or a subdomain you have created, it'll take you only a few mouse clicks inside the Hepsia Control Panel to accomplish this. Even if you have never had a hosting account before, you will not experience any problems since you will use a very simple and intuitive interface. All the DNS records for your domains will be listed in a section of the CP with the exact same name, so once you go there, you will notice all records which have been set up automatically or manually and you are going to be able to set up a new one by clicking on the corresponding button. A small pop-up will appear, so with just several mouse clicks you can select the type of record that you need and for which domain or subdomain it will be created. Next, just paste the IPv6 address inside a text box, save the change and one hour later the new AAAA record is going to be fully live. As an optional setting, you can choose the length of time this record will be working after you change it or delete it in the future. That's the so-called TTL, or Time To Live value of the record, which you can change from the default 3600 seconds if the other provider requires it.