The NS, or Name Server records of a domain, reveal which servers manage the Domain Name System (DNS) records for it. Setting the name servers of a specific host company for your domain is the easiest way to direct it to their system and all its sub-records are going to be handled 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, in case you want to change any one of these records, you're going to be able to do it through their system. Put simply, the NS records of a domain name point out the DNS servers that are authoritative for it, so when you try to open a web address, the DNS servers are contacted to obtain the DNS records of the Internet domain you want to reach. In this way the web site you'll see is going to be retrieved from the proper location. The name servers usually have a prefix “ns” or “dns” and each domain has at least two NS records. There isn't any functional difference between the two prefixes, so which one a hosting provider will use depends entirely on their preference.

NS Records in Cloud Website Hosting

If you use a cloud website hosting service from our company and you register a new domain name in the account or transfer an existing one from another provider, you are going to be able to handle its NS records with ease through the Hepsia website hosting CP, offered with all shared accounts. You can change the current name servers or enter additional ones for a single domain or even for many domains at once with several clicks. This is done using the feature-rich Domain Manager tool which is a part of Hepsia and the user-friendly interface is going to make it easy to handle your domain name even if it is the first one you've ever registered. It takes simply a click to see what name servers a domain address uses at the moment or if they're the correct ones to point a domain name to the hosting space on our end and with a few clicks more you are going to even be able to register private name servers for any one of the domain names that you own. For the latter option you can use the IP addresses of each and every company that you would like the new NS records to point to.

NS Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

If you choose a semi-dedicated server account from our company, you're going to be able to manage the NS records of any domain name registered inside it without difficulty. The Hepsia Control Panel, which is basically an all-in-one tool for you to control everything related to your web presence, provides a very simple and user-friendly interface. The section where you will find your domain addresses is not an exception, so even if you have never had a domain name and a hosting account before, updating the name servers or entering additional ones will not take you more than a few clicks. You are also going to have the ability to see with a glance what name servers each of your domain addresses uses at the moment and if they are the ones needed to point that domain address to the semi-dedicated account. As an additional feature, we give you the opportunity to set up child name servers dns1/2.your-domain.com 100% free. This will give more credibility to your site, particularly when it is a business one, and you can use these name servers for any other domain which you want to host inside the semi-dedicated account as well.