AAAA is a domain address record, which is in essence 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 each and every IP comprises of 4 groups of decimal numbers between 1 to 255 e.g. 5.168.208.143. On the other hand, an IPv6 address includes 8 sets of four hexadecimal digits - which range from 0 to 9 and from A to F. The main reason for this change is the tremendously smaller selection of unique IPs which the existing system supports as well as the rapid increase of units that are connected to the Internet. An example of an IPv6 address would be 2101:1f34:32e2:2415:1365:4f2b:2553:1345. If you wish to forward a domain address to a web server which uses this sort of an address, you need to create an AAAA record for it, not the commonly used A record, which is an IPv4 address. The 2 records have the same exact function, but different notations are used, to distinguish the two types of addresses.

AAAA Records in Shared Hosting

If you'd like to use a domain or a subdomain that you have within a shared hosting account on our end for any third-party service and you ought to set up an AAAA record for that, it will not take you more than a few mouse clicks to do that by using our powerful, though easy-to-use Hepsia CP. When you go to the DNS Records section and click on the Create a New Record button, a compact pop-up will appear. This is the area where you could set up any DNS record, so you just have to select the needed domain address or subdomain and the type of record from drop-down options menu and enter the IPv6 address, that’s the actual record. If you happen to have no experience with such matters, you will not have any issues as Hepsia is very user-friendly and the new AAAA record is going to propagate within the hour, so that you can start using your domain/subdomain with the other company. In case they require it, you are also going to be able to edit the Time To Live (TTL) value for the record, outlining how long it will remain active in the global DNS system after you change it or erase it.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

As our leading-edge cloud hosting platform supports AAAA records, you'll be able to create one easily for any domain address or subdomain that you host within 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 provider you forward the domain/subdomain to in no time. You can create the record from the DNS Records section of your Hepsia website hosting Control Panel where you will also find all the other records that were set up automatically or you have created manually before. The creation of the new AAAA record is as easy as choosing the needed domain or subdomain and the AAAA type from simple drop-down menus, inputting the IPv6 address in a text box and saving the change. You'll be able to change the record at any time if needed. In case the other service provider requires a certain TTL value for the new record, you will be able to modify this setting as well. The Time To Live option specifies how long an existing record will keep operating after you edit it or remove it and the time is in seconds.