AAAA is a domain record, which is essentially the IPv6 address of the server in which the domain is hosted. The IPv6 system was designed to replace the current IPv4 system where every single Internet protocol address consists of 4 sets of decimal digits between 1 to 255 e.g. 5.168.208.143. On the other hand, an IPv6 address features 8 groups of 4 hexadecimal digits - from 0 to 9 and from A to F. The main reason for this transformation is the substantially smaller amount of unique IPs the current system supports and also the quick increase of products that are connected to the world wide web. A good example of an IPv6 address would be 2101:1f34:32e2:2415:1365:4f2b:2553:1345. If you want to direct a domain name to a web server which uses this kind of an address, you will need to set up an AAAA record for it, not the widely used A record, that is an IPv4 address. The 2 records provide the same exact function, but different notations are used, in order to separate the two sorts of addresses.

AAAA Records in Cloud Website Hosting

In order to use a domain name or a subdomain you have in a cloud website hosting account on our end for any third-party service and you have to create an AAAA record for that, it will not take you more than just a few clicks to do this via our amazing, albeit easy-to-use Hepsia Control Panel. After 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 place where you can create any DNS record, so you only have to choose the needed domain name or subdomain and the type of record through drop-down menus and type in the IPv6 address, which is the actual record. In case you have zero experience with such matters, you will not have any issues as Hepsia is quite intuitive and the new AAAA record is going to propagate within the hour, to enable you to start using your domain/subdomain with the other service provider. Provided they require it, you will also be able to modify the Time To Live (TTL) value for the record, outlining how long it is going to stay active in the global DNS system after you modify it or erase it.