An AAAA record is an IP address in the freshly released IPv6 format and it comprises of eight different sets of hexadecimal digits, in contrast to the IPv4 IPs, that include 4 groups of numbers in 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 that may be created is many times bigger than the number of the IPv4 addresses. Each domain has its website hosting server Internet protocol address as a record and in essence, this record informs the domain address where the website for it can be found. Depending on the system which the provider employs, the record is going to be called A (IPv4) or AAAA (IPv6). Changing this record will allow you to host your Internet site with one provider and your e-mails with a different one, so if you choose to use this kind of redirection to forward a domain name to a server that uses an IPv6 address, you'll have to create an AAAA record for it.

AAAA Records in Shared Hosting

The cutting-edge Hepsia hosting CP, bundled with our shared hosting, will enable you to set up a new AAAA record easily. When you're within the account and you visit the DNS Records section, you'll find all records that you have for every hosted domain name or a subdomain under it. All it takes to create the AAAA record is to click on the New Record button, to choose the domain/subdomain in question, select AAAA and then just enter or copy and paste the IPv6 address. We also have a step-by-step guide if you have never created records for your domains, but it's not likely that you will need it as Hepsia is much simpler to use in comparison with other Control Panels available on the market. Within an hour your new record shall be live and your domain name will start resolving to the servers of the other company. In addition, there’s an option to change the TTL value, which shows how long this record is going to be working if you update it, from the standard 3600 seconds to any value the other provider may require.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

If you have a semi-dedicated server account from our company and you need to set up an AAAA record for a domain name you have hosted in it or a subdomain you have set up, it will take you only a few mouse clicks inside the Hepsia CP to do that. Even though you may have never had a website hosting account before, you'll not face any troubles because you will use a very simple and intuitive interface. All of the DNS records for your domain names will be listed in a section of the CP with the exact same name, so as soon as you go there, you will notice all records that have been created automatically or manually and you're going to be able to set up a new one by simply clicking on the corresponding button. A compact pop-up shall appear, so with a few mouse clicks you can select the type of record you need and for which domain or subdomain it will be set up. Next, simply paste the IPv6 address in a text box, save the change and an hour later the new AAAA record will be 100% active. As an optional setting, you may choose the time this record will be working after you modify it or delete it in the future. This is actually the so-called TTL, or Time To Live value of the record, which you can change from the default 3600 seconds if the other company needs it.