AAAA is a domain record, which is basically the IPv6 address of the server where the domain is hosted. The IPv6 system was introduced to replace the current IPv4 system where every IP is made up of four sets of decimal digits which range from 1 to 255 e.g. 5.168.208.143. In contrast, an IPv6 address features eight sets of four hexadecimal numbers - ranging from 0 to 9 and from A to F. The reason for this change is the significantly smaller range of unique IPs that the current system supports and the rapid increase of gadgets which are connected to the Internet. An illustration of an IPv6 address is 2101:1f34:32e2:2415:1365:4f2b:2553:1345. If you need to point a domain name to a web server which uses this type of an address, you need to set up an AAAA record for it, and not the commonly used A record, which is an IPv4 address. The two records deliver the same exact function, yet different notations are used, in order to distinguish the two types of addresses.

AAAA Records in Shared Hosting

If you wish to use a domain address or a subdomain 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 a few mouse clicks to do that through our amazing, though easy-to-use Hepsia Control Panel. As soon as you visit the DNS Records section and then click the Create a New Record button, a compact pop-up will appear. This is the spot in which you can set up any DNS record, so you only have to choose the needed domain name or subdomain and the type of record via drop-down menus and enter the IPv6 address, which is the actual record. In case you have zero experience with such matters, you won't have any difficulties as Hepsia is extremely intuitive and the new AAAA record is going to propagate within the hour, so that you can start using your domain/subdomain with the other service provider. If they require it, you will also be able to edit the Time To Live (TTL) value for the record, defining how long it will stay active in the global DNS system after you modify it or erase it.