An AAAA record is an IP in the newly launched IPv6 format and it consists of eight groups of hexadecimal digits, unlike the IPv4 IPs, which feature 4 groups of numbers in between 1 and 255. A good example of an IPv6 address is 3014:0d43:23a3:2354:1320:8f3b:2635:3254 and in this format the total number of IPs that can be created is many times bigger than the number of the IPv4 addresses. Every single domain has its website hosting server IP address as a record and in essence, that record instructs the domain where the website for it is. Depending on the system which the service provider uses, the record is going to be called A (IPv4) or AAAA (IPv6). Changing this record allows you to host your site with one company and your emails with another, so if you decide to use this kind of redirection to point a domain address to a server that uses an IPv6 address, you'll need to create an AAAA record for it.

AAAA Records in Shared Web Hosting

The highly developed Hepsia hosting CP, which comes with our shared web hosting, will enable you to set up a new AAAA record effortlessly. Once you are in the account and you navigate to the DNS Records section, you will find all records 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 select the domain/subdomain in question, select AAAA after which just type in or copy and paste the IPv6 address. We've got a step-by-step guide if you have never created records for your domain addresses, but it's unlikely that you'll need it as Hepsia is much simpler to use than other Control Panels available. Within an hour your new record is going to be active and your domain name shall start resolving to the servers of the other company. There is also an option to modify the TTL value, which determines how long this record is going to be functioning if you change it, from the default 3600 seconds to any value the other provider may require.

AAAA Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Setting up a new AAAA record for a domain or a subdomain hosted in a semi-dedicated server from our company features a few really easy steps, which you'll be able to find inside the Help section of your Hepsia hosting Control Panel as well. You will need to select the hostname for which the new record will be created from a drop-down menu where you will find all of your domain addresses and subdomains. Creating the new AAAA record is as simple as selecting the one that you need and typing in the IPv6 address for it. This is accomplished with no more than a few clicks, so you can quickly forward any hostname to a different service provider by using an AAAA record and use it with whatever service they offer. It takes seconds for the new record to be active and just about an hour for it to propagate around the globe, so you'll be done in no time. The other provider could also require you to set some TTL value for the AAAA record, that's different from the default one - 3600 seconds. This feature outlines how long it will take for any new value that you set for your record to take effect as the old value is still active.