An AAAA record is an IP address in the recently introduced IPv6 format and it consists of 8 groups of hexadecimal numbers, as opposed to the IPv4 IPs, which feature 4 sets of digits between 1 and 255. An example of an IPv6 address is 3014:0d43:23a3:2354:1320:8f3b:2635:3254 and in this format the amount of IPs which can be created is many times greater than the number of the IPv4 addresses. Every domain has its hosting server Internet protocol address as a record and in essence, this record informs the domain where the Internet site for it is located. Depending on the system which the provider uses, the record will be called A (IPv4) or AAAA (IPv6). Changing this record allows you to host your Internet site with one company and your emails with a different one, so if you decide to use this kind of redirection to point 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 wish to use a domain address or a subdomain you have within a shared hosting account on our end for any third-party service and you have to create an AAAA record for that, it will not take you more than only a few mouse clicks to do that through our powerful, albeit easy-to-use Hepsia CP. Once you visit the DNS Records section and click the Create a New Record button, a compact pop-up will appear. This is the spot where you can set up any DNS record, so you only have to choose the needed domain address or subdomain and the type of record via drop-down menus and input the IPv6 address, that’s the actual record. Even if you have no experience with such matters, you won't have any troubles as Hepsia is quite user-friendly and the new AAAA record is going to propagate within the hour, so you can start using your domain/subdomain with the other service provider. In case they demand it, you will also be able to edit the Time To Live (TTL) value for the record, defining how long it will remain active in the global DNS system after you change 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 includes a few really easy steps, which you will be able to find inside the Help section of your Hepsia website hosting Control Panel as well. You'll have to choose the hostname for which the new record is going to be created from a drop-down menu in which you will find all of your domain names and subdomains. Setting up the new AAAA record is as basic as choosing the one that you need and inputting the IPv6 address for it. This is accomplished with no more than a couple of mouse clicks, so you can very easily point any hostname to a different provider by using an AAAA record and use it with whatever service they supply. It will take seconds for the new record to be live and only around an hour for it to propagate worldwide, so you'll be done in no time. The other company could also request you to set some TTL value for the AAAA record, that's different from the standard one - 3600 seconds. This feature outlines how long it will take for any new value you set for your record to take effect while the old value is still active.