AAAA is a domain name record, which is essentially the IPv6 address of the web server where the domain name is hosted. The IPv6 system was introduced to replace the existing IPv4 system where every IP address consists of four groups of decimal numbers between 1 to 255 e.g. 5.168.208.143. However, an IPv6 address features 8 sets of four hexadecimal digits - from 0 to 9 and from A to F. The reason for this transformation is the substantially smaller selection of unique IPs the current system supports and also the rapid increase of devices that are connected to the Internet. A good example of an IPv6 address is 2101:1f34:32e2:2415:1365:4f2b:2553:1345. If you need to point a domain address to a server which uses such an address, you need to create an AAAA record for it, not the commonly used A record, which is an IPv4 address. The two records deliver the very same function, but different notations are used, in order to distinguish the two sorts of addresses.

AAAA Records in Cloud Hosting

If you want to use a domain or a subdomain that you have in 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 only a few mouse clicks to do this through our effective, albeit easy-to-use Hepsia Control Panel. After you navigate to the DNS Records section and click the Create a New Record button, a little pop-up will show up. This is the area in which you can create any DNS record, so you only have to select the needed domain name or subdomain and the type of record from drop-down navigation and input the IPv6 address, that’s the actual record. Just in case you have zero experience with such matters, you'll not have any problems as Hepsia is extremely intuitive and your new AAAA record is going to propagate within the hour, so you can start using your domain/subdomain with the other service provider. If they demand it, you will also be able to change the Time To Live (TTL) value for the record, determining how long it'll stay active in the global DNS system after you modify it or remove it.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

As our state-of-the-art cloud hosting platform supports AAAA records, you're going to be able to create one with no trouble for any domain name or subdomain which you host inside a semi-dedicated server account from our company and the new record will propagate within the hour, so that you can start using the services of any other service provider you point the domain/subdomain to right away. You are able to create the record from the DNS Records section of your Hepsia hosting Control Panel where you will also find all of the other records that were set up automatically or you have set up manually previously. The set up of the new AAAA record is as simple as picking the needed domain name or subdomain and the AAAA type from simple drop-down menus, typing the IPv6 address inside a text box and saving the change. You're going to be able to modify the record at any time if needed. If the other provider requires a particular TTL value for the new record, you'll be able to modify this setting also. The Time To Live option outlines how long an existing record will continue functioning after you modify it or erase it and the time is in seconds.