An AAAA record is an IP within the recently released IPv6 format and it is comprised of eight sets of hexadecimal digits, as opposed to the IPv4 IPs, which include four sets of numbers in between 1 and 255. A good example of an IPv6 address would be 3014:0d43:23a3:2354:1320:8f3b:2635:3254 and in this format the sheer number of IPs that can be created is many times larger than the number of the IPv4 addresses. Every domain has its website hosting server Internet protocol as a record and in essence, that record informs the domain address where the site for it is located. Depending on the system which the service 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 another, so if you decide to use this kind of redirection to point a domain to a server that uses an IPv6 address, you'll have to create an AAAA record for it.

AAAA Records in Cloud Hosting

The cutting-edge Hepsia website hosting Control Panel, bundled with our cloud hosting, will enable you to set up a new AAAA record effortlessly. When you are inside the account and you navigate to the DNS Records section, you will find all records you have for any hosted domain address or a subdomain under it. All it takes to create the AAAA record is to click the New Record button, to select the domain/subdomain in question, choose AAAA then only type in or copy and paste the IPv6 address. We also have a step-by-step guide in case you have never created records for your domains, but it is unlikely that you will need it as Hepsia is much simpler to use in comparison with other Control Panels available. Within an hour your new record is going to be active and your domain will start resolving to the servers of the other service provider. In addition, there’s an option to change the TTL value, which shows how long this record will be active if you modify it, from the default 3600 seconds to any value that the other provider may require.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

Setting up a new AAAA record is very easy with our user-friendly Hepsia hosting Control Panel, so if you host a domain within a semi-dedicated server account from our company and you need such a record either for it or for a subdomain which you have set up under it, you will be able to create it in a few quite simple steps and without any hassle. Hepsia includes a section devoted to the DNS records of your domain names in which you can find all existing records or create new ones with several clicks. All it takes to do that is to select the domain/subdomain you want to modify, pick AAAA for the type from a drop-down menu and type the actual record i.e. the IPv6 address that the other provider has given you. Within an hour after you save the modification, the newly created record will propagate globally and your domain address will start directing to the third-party hosting server. If they need it, you could also modify the TTL value, which shows the time this record will be working with its current value before a new one kicks in if you make any adjustments in the future.