An AAAA record is an IP in the recently launched IPv6 format and it is made up of 8 different groups of hexadecimal numbers, in contrast to the IPv4 IPs, which 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 with this format the sheer number of IPs which can be created is many times higher than the number of the IPv4 addresses. Each domain has its hosting server Internet protocol address as a record and in essence, this unique record instructs the domain name where the site for it is located. Depending on the system the company uses, the record will be called A (IPv4) or AAAA (IPv6). Changing this record permits you to host your site with one provider and your emails with a different one, so if you decide to use this sort of redirection to point a domain to a server that uses an IPv6 address, you will have to set up an AAAA record for it.

AAAA Records in Hosting

If you wish to use a domain address or a subdomain that you have in a hosting account on our end for any third-party service and you need to create an AAAA record for that, it won't take you more than just a few mouse clicks to do that using our powerful, though easy-to-use Hepsia CP. After you visit the DNS Records section and then click the Create a New Record button, a little pop-up will show up. This is the spot where you could set up any DNS record, so you only have to choose the needed domain name or subdomain and the type of record from drop-down options menu and input the IPv6 address, which is the actual record. Just in case you have zero experience with such matters, you won't have any issues as Hepsia is very 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 service provider. If they require it, you are also going to be able to modify the Time To Live (TTL) value for the record, determining how long it will stay active in the global DNS system after you edit it or delete it.