An AAAA record is an IP address in the newly presented IPv6 format and it comprises of 8 groups of hexadecimal numbers, unlike the IPv4 IPs, that include 4 sets of digits between 1 and 255. An example of an IPv6 address would be 3014:0d43:23a3:2354:1320:8f3b:2635:3254 and with this format the sheer number of IPs that could be created is many times bigger than the number of the IPv4 addresses. Every domain name has its web hosting server IP address as a record and in essence, this unique record tells the domain name where the website for it is. Depending on the system the service provider uses, the record will be called A (IPv4) or AAAA (IPv6). Changing this record permits you to host your website with one company and your emails with a different one, so if you choose to use this kind of redirection to forward a domain address to a server that uses an IPv6 address, you'll need to create an AAAA record for it.

AAAA Records in Shared Web Hosting

If you use a service through a third-party service provider and you need to set up an AAAA record to direct a domain address or a subdomain to their system, you're going to be able to do that with only a few clicks via the Hepsia CP, included with all our shared web hosting solutions. As soon as you log in, you will need to visit the DNS Records section where you will find all the records for any domain address or subdomain hosted inside the account. Setting up a new record is as simple as clicking on a button, picking out the type from a drop-down menu, which will be AAAA in this case, and then inserting the value, or the actual IPv6 address, within a text box. As an additional option you could edit the TTL value (Time To Live), that determines how long the record is going to be active after you edit it or remove it in the future. The new AAAA record will be active in only an hour and will propagate globally a couple of hours later, so the hostname for which you have created it will start redirecting to the new server.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

As our state-of-the-art cloud web hosting platform supports AAAA records, you are going to be able to create one effortlessly for every domain address or subdomain you host in a semi-dedicated server account from our company and the new record will propagate within the hour, to enable you to start using the services of any other company you forward the domain/subdomain to in no time. You can 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 created automatically or you have set up manually previously. The creation of the new AAAA record is as basic as selecting the needed domain name or subdomain and the AAAA type through simple drop-down menus, entering the IPv6 address within a text box and saving the modification. You'll be able to change the record at any time if needed. If the other provider requires a specific TTL value for the new record, you'll be able to modify this setting also. The Time To Live option specifies how long an existing record will continue operating after you edit it or delete it and the time is in seconds.