An AAAA record is an IP within the newly presented IPv6 format and it comprises of 8 different sets of hexadecimal numbers, in contrast to the IPv4 IPs, that include 4 sets of numbers in between 1 and 255. An illustration of an IPv6 address is 3014:0d43:23a3:2354:1320:8f3b:2635:3254 and in this format the amount of IPs that could be created is many times bigger than the number of the IPv4 addresses. Every single domain has its hosting server Internet protocol address as a record and in essence, this record tells the domain where the Internet site for it can be found. Depending on the system the service provider uses, the record will be called A (IPv4) or AAAA (IPv6). Changing this record will allow you to host your Internet site with one provider and your emails with another, so if you decide to use such a redirection to forward a domain 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 cutting-edge Hepsia web hosting Control Panel, provided with our cloud hosting, will permit you to create a new AAAA record without difficulty. Once you are inside the account and you visit the DNS Records section, you'll 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 on the New Record button, to choose the domain/subdomain in question, choose AAAA and then simply enter or copy and paste the IPv6 address. We've got a step-by-step guide if you've never created records for your domains, but it's extremely unlikely that you'll need it as Hepsia is much easier to work with than other Control Panels on the market. Within an hour your new record shall be live and your domain shall start resolving to the servers of the other provider. There is also an option to change the TTL value, which determines how long this record will be active if you modify it, from the default 3600 seconds to any value the other service provider may require.