An AAAA record is an IP address in the recently introduced IPv6 format and it consists of 8 sets of hexadecimal numbers, unlike the IPv4 IPs, which feature 4 groups of digits 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 could be created is many times greater than the number of the IPv4 addresses. Every single domain has its web hosting server Internet protocol address as a record and in essence, this unique record instructs the domain where the Internet site for it can be found. Depending on the system the provider employs, the record is going to be called A (IPv4) or AAAA (IPv6). Changing this record will allow you to host your site with one provider and your emails with a different one, so if you decide to use this sort of redirection to forward a domain to a server that uses an IPv6 address, you'll have to set up an AAAA record for it.

AAAA Records in Shared Hosting

If you are using a service with a third-party provider and you have to set up an AAAA record to direct a domain name or a subdomain to their system, you're going to be able to do that with a few mouse clicks within the Hepsia Control Panel, supplied with all of our shared hosting plans. As soon as you log in, you need to proceed to the DNS Records section where you are going to find all of the records for every domain or subdomain hosted in the account. Creating a new record is as simple as clicking on a button, choosing the type from a drop-down options menu, which will be AAAA in this case, and then inputting the value, or the actual IPv6 address, inside a text box. As an additional option you can change the TTL value (Time To Live), which defines how long the record is functioning after you edit it or remove it in the future. The new AAAA record will be operating in no more than an hour and will propagate around the world an hour or two later, so the hostname for which you have created it will start forwarding to the new hosting server.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

As our leading-edge cloud hosting platform supports AAAA records, you're going to be able to create one with ease for any domain name or subdomain you host inside a semi-dedicated server account from our company and the new record is going to propagate within the hour, to enable you to start using the services of any other provider you point the domain/subdomain to in no time. You are able to create the record from the DNS Records section of your Hepsia hosting CP in which you will also find all of the other records that were set up automatically or you have set up manually before. The creation of the new AAAA record is as easy as selecting the needed domain or subdomain and the AAAA type via simple drop-down menus, entering the IPv6 address in a text box and saving the modification. You're going to be able to change the record anytime if needed. In case the other company requires a particular TTL value for the new record, you'll be able to edit this setting as well. The Time To Live option defines how long an existing record will keep working after you modify it or remove it and the time is in seconds.