An AAAA record is an IP address in the freshly introduced IPv6 format and it is made up of 8 different sets of hexadecimal numbers, as opposed to the IPv4 IPs, that include 4 groups of numbers between 1 and 255. An example of an IPv6 address would be 3014:0d43:23a3:2354:1320:8f3b:2635:3254 and with this format the sheer number of IPs that could be created is many times higher than the number of the IPv4 addresses. Each and every domain has its hosting server Internet protocol address as a record and in essence, this record instructs the domain address where the website for it can be found. Depending on the system the company employs, the record is going to be called A (IPv4) or AAAA (IPv6). Changing this record will allow you to host your website with one company and your e-mails with a different one, so if you choose to use this kind of redirection to forward a domain to a server that uses an IPv6 address, you'll have to create an AAAA record for it.

AAAA Records in Shared Hosting

The state-of-the-art Hepsia website hosting Control Panel, which comes with our shared hosting, will enable you to set up a new AAAA record with ease. Once you are in the account and you navigate to the DNS Records section, you will find all records you have for any 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 choose the domain/subdomain in question, select AAAA after which just enter or copy and paste the IPv6 address. We also have a step-by-step guide if you've never created records for your domains, but it is extremely unlikely that you will need it as Hepsia is much easier to make use of than other Control Panels available. Within an hour your new record is going to be functioning and your domain shall start resolving to the servers of the other service provider. Additionally, there is an option to edit the TTL value, which outlines how long this record will be working if you edit it, from the standard 3600 seconds to any value the other company may require.