An AAAA record is an IP within the freshly presented IPv6 format and it consists of eight groups of hexadecimal numbers, unlike the IPv4 IPs, which include 4 sets of numbers in between 1 and 255. A good example of an IPv6 address is 3014:0d43:23a3:2354:1320:8f3b:2635:3254 and in this format the total number of IPs that may be created is many times bigger than the number of the IPv4 addresses. Each and every domain has its web hosting server IP address as a record and in essence, that record informs the domain where the Internet site for it can be found. Depending on the system that the provider uses, 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 a different one, so if you choose to use this type of redirection to forward a domain name to a server that uses an IPv6 address, you will need to create an AAAA record for it.

AAAA Records in Shared Hosting

If you want to use a domain name or a subdomain which you have in a shared hosting account on our end for any third-party service and you have to set up an AAAA record for that, it will not take you more than just a few clicks to do that by using our amazing, albeit easy-to-use Hepsia CP. As soon as you go to the DNS Records section and click the Create a New Record button, a small pop-up will show up. This is the place where you could set up any DNS record, so you just have to choose the needed domain name or subdomain and the type of record through drop-down menus and type in the IPv6 address, which is the actual record. Even if you have zero experience with such matters, you won't have any troubles as Hepsia is incredibly intuitive and your new AAAA record is going to propagate within the hour, so that you can start using your domain/subdomain with the other provider. If they demand it, you are also going to be able to modify the Time To Live (TTL) value for the record, defining how long it'll remain active in the global DNS system after you edit it or erase it.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Creating a new AAAA record is quite easy with our user-friendly Hepsia hosting CP, so if you host a domain address inside a semi-dedicated server account from our company and you want such a record either for it or for a subdomain which you have created under it, you're going to be able to create it in just a few very simple steps and with no hassle. Hepsia has a section dedicated to the DNS records of your domains in which you can find all current records or create new ones with a few mouse clicks. All it takes to achieve that is to choose the domain/subdomain that you would like to change, choose AAAA for the type from a drop-down menu and type the actual record i.e. the IPv6 address that the other service provider has given you. Within an hour after you save the change, the new record will propagate worldwide and your domain name will start directing to the third-party server. If they demand it, you may also change the TTL value, which outlines the time this record shall be functioning with its existing value before a new one kicks in if you make any adjustments in the future.