An AAAA record is an IP in the freshly released IPv6 format and it consists of 8 groups of hexadecimal numbers, as opposed to the IPv4 IPs, that include 4 sets of digits between 1 and 255. A good example of an IPv6 address would be 3014:0d43:23a3:2354:1320:8f3b:2635:3254 and in this format the sheer number of IPs which can 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, that record tells the domain name where the Internet site for it is located. Depending on the system the service provider employs, the record will be called A (IPv4) or AAAA (IPv6). Changing this record allows you to host your Internet site with one provider and your email messages with a different one, so if you choose to use this kind of redirection to forward a domain address to a server that uses an IPv6 address, you will need to create an AAAA record for it.

AAAA Records in Shared Hosting

If you wish to use a domain address or a subdomain that you have inside a shared hosting account on our end for any third-party service and you need to set up an AAAA record for that, it won't take you more than just a few clicks to do this by using our highly effective, albeit easy-to-use Hepsia CP. As soon as you navigate to the DNS Records section and then click the Create a New Record button, a small pop-up will show up. This is the area where you could set up any DNS record, so you only have to pick the needed domain name or subdomain and the type of record through drop-down options menu and type in the IPv6 address, that’s the actual record. Just in case you have zero experience with such matters, you will not have any problems as Hepsia is extremely user-friendly and the new AAAA record is going to propagate within the hour, so you can start using your domain/subdomain with the other company. If they demand it, you are also going to be able to modify the Time To Live (TTL) value for the record, defining how long it'll remain active in the global DNS system after you change it or delete it.