An AAAA record is an IP address in the recently introduced IPv6 format and it is comprised of 8 sets of hexadecimal digits, unlike the IPv4 IPs, that include 4 groups of digits 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 amount of IPs that may be created is many times larger than the number of the IPv4 addresses. Each and every domain has its website hosting server Internet protocol address as a record and in essence, this record tells the domain address where the Internet site for it is located. Depending on the system the company employs, the record is going to be called A (IPv4) or AAAA (IPv6). Changing this record permits you to host your Internet site with one company and your emails with another, so if you decide to use such a 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 Shared Hosting

In order to use a domain name or a subdomain you have within a shared hosting account on our end for any third-party service and you have to set up an AAAA record for that, it is not going to take you more than only a few clicks to do that by using our powerful, albeit easy-to-use Hepsia Control Panel. Once you navigate to the DNS Records section and click the Create a New Record button, a small pop-up will show up. This is the spot where you could set up any DNS record, so you only have to select the needed domain address or subdomain and the type of record from drop-down options menu and type in the IPv6 address, that is the actual record. Even if you have zero experience with such matters, you will not have any troubles as Hepsia is very intuitive and the new AAAA record will propagate within the hour, so that you can start using your domain/subdomain with the other provider. Provided they require it, you are also going to be able to change the Time To Live (TTL) value for the record, outlining how long it's going to remain active in the global DNS system after you edit it or erase it.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

Creating a new AAAA record for a domain or a subdomain hosted in a semi-dedicated server from our company involves a few simple steps, that you will be able to find within the Help section of your Hepsia web hosting CP as well. You will need to choose the hostname for which the new record is going to be created from a drop-down menu where you will find all your domains and subdomains. Setting up the new AAAA record is as basic as choosing the one that you need and entering the IPv6 address for it. This is done with no more than a few mouse clicks, so you can easily direct any hostname to a different service provider by using an AAAA record and use it with whatever service they offer. It will take mere seconds for the new record to be live and just around an hour for it to propagate around the globe, so you will be done in no time. The other service provider could also request you to set some TTL value for the AAAA record, that's different from the standard one - 3600 seconds. This feature reveals how long it will take for any new value you set for your record to take effect as the old value is still active.