AAAA is a domain name record, that's essentially the IPv6 address of the server in which the domain name is hosted. The IPv6 system was intended to replace the current IPv4 system where every single IP address consists of four sets of decimal digits which range from 1 to 255 e.g. 5.168.208.143. In contrast, an IPv6 address has eight sets of four hexadecimal numbers - from 0 to 9 and from A to F. The reason for this change is the significantly smaller number of unique IPs the existing system supports and also the quick increase of units that are connected to the world wide web. A good example of an IPv6 address is 2101:1f34:32e2:2415:1365:4f2b:2553:1345. If you need to direct a domain name to a machine that uses this kind of an address, you will need to create an AAAA record for it, and not the commonly used A record, which is an IPv4 address. The two records provide the same exact function, yet different notations are used, to identify the two forms of addresses.

AAAA Records in Shared Web Hosting

If you want to use a domain or a subdomain that you have within a shared web hosting account on our end for any third-party service and you ought to create an AAAA record for that, it is not going to take you more than just a few mouse clicks to do this through our amazing, albeit easy-to-use Hepsia CP. When you visit the DNS Records section and then click the Create a New Record button, a small pop-up will appear. This is the spot where you could set up any DNS record, so you simply have to select the needed domain name or subdomain and the type of record through drop-down navigation and enter the IPv6 address, which is the actual record. In case you have no experience with such matters, you won't have any difficulties as Hepsia is incredibly intuitive and your new AAAA record will propagate within the hour, to enable you to start using your domain/subdomain with the other provider. In case they demand it, you'll also be able to change the Time To Live (TTL) value for the record, determining how long it's going to remain active in the global DNS system after you edit it or remove it.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

As our leading-edge cloud web hosting platform supports AAAA records, you'll be able to create one easily for any internet domain or subdomain you host in 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 service provider you point the domain/subdomain to right away. You can create the record from the DNS Records section of your Hepsia website hosting CP in which you will also find all of the other records that were set up automatically or you have created manually before. The set up of the new AAAA record is as easy as picking the needed domain name or subdomain and the AAAA type via simple drop-down menus, typing the IPv6 address within a text box and saving the change. You are going to be able to change the record anytime if necessary. In case the other provider demands a specific TTL value for the new record, you'll be able to edit this setting also. The Time To Live option determines how long an existing record will keep functioning after you change it or remove it and the time is in seconds.