The NS, or Name Server records of a domain name, show which servers manage the Domain Name System (DNS) records for it. Setting the name servers of a particular host company for your domain address is the easiest way to point it to their system and all its sub-records will be managed on their end. This includes A (the IP address of the server/website), MX (mail server), TXT (free text), SRV (services), CNAME (forwarding), and so forth, so if you would like to change any of these records, you'll be able to do it via their system. Put simply, the NS records of a domain show the DNS servers that are authoritative for it, so when you try to open a web address, the DNS servers are contacted to retrieve the DNS records of the domain name you are attempting to reach. In this way the web site you will see is going to be retrieved from the right location. The name servers typically have a prefix “ns” or “dns” and each domain address has at least two NS records. There is no practical difference between the two prefixes, so which one a host company is going to use depends solely on their preference.

NS Records in Cloud Web Hosting

If you use a Linux cloud web hosting package from our us and you add a new domain inside the account or transfer an existing one from another company, you'll be able to handle its NS records with ease using the Hepsia hosting CP, offered with all shared accounts. You are able to change the current name servers or enter additional ones for a single domain name or even for several domains at a time with several clicks. This is done through the feature-rich Domain Manager tool that is a part of Hepsia and the user-friendly interface will make it simple to manage your domain address even if it is the first one you've ever registered. It requires merely a click to see what name servers a domain name uses at the moment or if they are the correct ones to forward a domain to the hosting space on our end and with only a few clicks more you will even be able to register private name servers for any one of the domain addresses that you own. For the latter option you can use the IPs of every company that you would like the new NS records to forward to.

NS Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

If you invest in a semi-dedicated server account from our company, you will be able to control the NS records of each domain registered in it with ease. The Hepsia Control Panel, which is basically an all-in-one tool where you can handle everything related to your web presence, provides a very simple and easy-to-use interface. The section where you will find your domain addresses is not an exception, so even if you have not had a domain address and a web hosting account before, updating the name servers or entering additional ones will not take you more than a couple of clicks. You will also have the ability to see with a glance what name servers each of your domain names uses currently and if they are the ones needed to direct that domain address to the semi-dedicated account. As an extra feature, we present you with opportunity to create child name servers dns1/2.your-domain.com totally free. This will give more credibility to your website, especially if it is a business one, and you may use these name servers for every other domain address that you would like to host inside the semi-dedicated account as well.