An AAAA record is an IP address within the newly released IPv6 format and it consists of eight groups of hexadecimal digits, unlike the IPv4 IPs, which feature 4 groups of digits between 1 and 255. A good example of an IPv6 address is 3014:0d43:23a3:2354:1320:8f3b:2635:3254 and with this format the amount of IPs that could be created is many times greater than the number of the IPv4 addresses. Every single domain has its hosting server IP as a record and in essence, this record tells the domain address where the website for it can be found. Depending on the system that 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 e-mails with a different one, so if you decide to use this type of redirection to forward a domain address to a server that uses an IPv6 address, you will need to set up an AAAA record for it.

AAAA Records in Cloud Hosting

The advanced Hepsia hosting CP, provided with our cloud hosting, allows you to create a new AAAA record without difficulty. Once you are within the account and you navigate to the DNS Records section, you'll discover all records you have for any hosted domain name 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, select AAAA and then only enter or copy and paste the IPv6 address. We also have a step-by-step guide if you've never created records for your domain addresses, but it is not likely that you will need it as Hepsia is much easier to work with in comparison with other Control Panels available. Within an hour your new record shall be live and your domain name will start resolving to the servers of the other service provider. There is also an option to change the TTL value, which determines how long this record will be active if you update it, from the default 3600 seconds to any value that the other provider may require.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Creating a new AAAA record for a domain address or a subdomain hosted in a semi-dedicated server from our company involves a few simple steps, that you will be able to find in the Help section of your Hepsia web hosting Control Panel as well. You'll need to pick the hostname for which the new record will be created from a drop-down menu in which you will find all your domains and subdomains. Creating the new AAAA record is as easy as choosing the one that you need and typing in the IPv6 address for it. This is achieved with no more than a few clicks, so you can easily forward any hostname to a different provider by using an AAAA record and use it with whatever service they supply. It's going to take just a few seconds for the new record to be live and only around an hour for it to propagate around the globe, so you'll be done in no time. The other service provider can also request you to set some TTL value for the AAAA record, that is different from the standard one - 3600 seconds. This feature reveals how long it will take for any new value which you set for your record to take effect while the old value is still active.