Every single device which is connected to the Internet has a distinctive identifier known as IP (Internet Protocol) address. This includes computers, web servers, smartphones, switches, etcetera. The pool of IPs, that was introduced at first, has been distributed, so the so-called IPv4 IP addresses are steadily being replaced with IPv6 addresses. Every domain name that opens an internet site comes with an IP record, which is the address of the server where it's hosted. When using the IPv4 system, the record is called A and it is comprised of four groups of numbers from 1 to 255 split up using a dot, while in the IPv6 system it is called AAAA and it is comprised of 8 sets of hexadecimal numbers i.e. this type of records use numbers from 0 to 9 and letters from A to F. A good example of an AAAA record is 2010:0c48:43d3:2142:1012:8c3a:2475:2435 and this format is designed for a significantly bigger number of IPs in comparison with the IPv4 format.

AAAA Records in Shared Hosting

If you want to use a domain or a subdomain that you have in a shared 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 a few clicks to do that through our amazing, though easy-to-use Hepsia Control Panel. After you go to the DNS Records section and click the Create a New Record button, a small pop-up will appear. This is the area where you can create any DNS record, so you only have to pick the needed domain name or subdomain and the type of record through drop-down navigation and enter the IPv6 address, that’s the actual record. Just in case you have no experience with such matters, you'll not have any problems as Hepsia is incredibly user-friendly and your new AAAA record is going to propagate within the hour, so that you can start using your domain/subdomain with the other provider. Provided they demand it, you're also going to be able to modify the Time To Live (TTL) value for the record, determining how long it's going to stay active in the global DNS system after you modify it or delete it.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

Creating a new AAAA record for a domain address or a subdomain hosted within a semi-dedicated server from our company involves only a couple of really easy steps, which you'll be able to find in the Help section of your Hepsia hosting CP as well. You will have to pick the hostname for which the new record will be created from a drop-down menu where you will find your domain addresses and subdomains. Creating the new AAAA record is as simple as choosing the one that you need and entering the IPv6 address for it. This is done with no more than a couple of clicks, so you can very easily point any hostname to a different company by using an AAAA record and use it with whatever service they offer. It's going to take mere seconds for the new record to be functioning and just around an hour for it to propagate worldwide, so you'll be done in no time. The other company can also require you to set some TTL value for the AAAA record, that's different from the default one - 3600 seconds. This feature shows how long it will take for any new value you set for your record to take effect as the old value is still active.