AAAA is a domain address record, that is in essence the IPv6 address of the web server in which the domain is hosted. The IPv6 system was intended to replace the current IPv4 system in which each and every Internet protocol address is made up of four sets of decimal digits ranging from 1 to 255 e.g. 5.168.208.143. On the other hand, an IPv6 address features 8 sets of four hexadecimal digits - which range from 0 to 9 and from A to F. The reason behind this transformation is the significantly smaller number of unique IPs which the present system supports as well as the rapid increase of products that are connected to the Internet. An example of an IPv6 address is 2101:1f34:32e2:2415:1365:4f2b:2553:1345. If you need to forward a domain address to a machine that uses such an address, you will need to set up an AAAA record for it, and not the widely used A record, that is an IPv4 address. The two records have the same exact function, yet different notations are used, to identify the two types of addresses.

AAAA Records in Cloud Hosting

If you want to use a domain address or a subdomain that you have within a cloud hosting account on our end for any third-party service and you have to set up an AAAA record for that, it is not going to take you more than a few mouse clicks to do this by using our amazing, albeit easy-to-use Hepsia Control Panel. After you navigate to the DNS Records section and click on the Create a New Record button, a compact pop-up will show up. This is the area where you could create any DNS record, so you just have to choose the needed domain or subdomain and the type of record through drop-down options menu and type in the IPv6 address, which is the actual record. Even if you have zero experience with such matters, you will not have any problems as Hepsia is extremely user-friendly and your new AAAA record is going to propagate within the hour, so that you can start using your domain/subdomain with the other service provider. Provided they require it, you're also going to be able to modify the Time To Live (TTL) value for the record, outlining how long it'll stay active in the global DNS system after you modify it or remove it.