An AAAA record is an IP in the recently introduced IPv6 format and it is comprised of eight different sets of hexadecimal digits, unlike the IPv4 IPs, that include 4 groups of numbers 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 number of IPs that may be created is many times higher than the number of the IPv4 addresses. Each domain name has its web hosting server IP address as a record and in essence, that record tells the domain where the site for it is located. Depending on the system that the service provider employs, the record will be called A (IPv4) or AAAA (IPv6). Changing this record permits you to host your website with one provider and your email messages with another, so if you decide to use such a redirection to forward a domain to a server that uses an IPv6 address, you'll need to set up an AAAA record for it.

AAAA Records in Shared Hosting

In order to use a domain or a subdomain that you have in a shared hosting account on our end for any third-party service and you ought to create an AAAA record for that, it won't take you more than just a few clicks to do that via our effective, albeit easy-to-use Hepsia CP. When you visit the DNS Records section and click the Create a New Record button, a little pop-up will appear. This is the place where you could set up any DNS record, so you only have to choose the needed domain or subdomain and the type of record from drop-down menus and input the IPv6 address, which is the actual record. If you happen to have no experience with such matters, you will not have any issues as Hepsia is incredibly user-friendly and your new AAAA record is going to propagate within the hour, so you can start using your domain/subdomain with the other company. If they demand it, you will also be able to modify the Time To Live (TTL) value for the record, determining how long it'll stay active in the global DNS system after you change it or erase it.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

If you have a semi-dedicated server account from our company and you need to create an AAAA record for a domain address you have hosted in it or a subdomain you have created, it will take you just a few clicks inside the Hepsia Control Panel to do that. Even though you may have never had a web hosting account before, you'll not experience any difficulties as you will use a very simple and easy-to-use interface. All the DNS records for your domains will be listed in a section of the CP with the exact same name, so when you go there, you'll see all records which have been set up automatically or manually and you'll be able to create a new one by clicking on the corresponding button. A little pop-up will appear, so with only several clicks you can select the type of record that you need and for which domain name or subdomain it will be created. Then, just paste the IPv6 address inside a text box, save the change and an hour later the new AAAA record will be completely live. As an optional setting, you can select how long this record shall be operating after you edit it or remove it in the future. That is the so-called TTL, or Time To Live value of the record, which you can change from the default 3600 seconds when the other company requires it.