The NS, or Name Server records of a domain name, reveal which servers handle the Domain Name System (DNS) records for it. Setting the name servers of a given host company for your domain is the most effective way to forward it to their system and all its sub-records are going to 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 on, if you need to modify any of these records, you'll be able to do it via their system. In other words, the NS records of a domain address reveal the DNS servers which are authoritative for it, so when you try to open a web address, the DNS servers are contacted to get the DNS records of the domain you are attempting to reach. This way the website you will see will be retrieved from the correct location. The name servers usually have a prefix “ns” or “dns” and each domain has at least 2 NS records. There is absolutely no practical difference between the two prefixes, so what type a hosting provider is going to use depends entirely on their preference.

NS Records in Shared Hosting

Controlling the NS records for any domain name registered within a shared hosting account on our cutting-edge cloud platform is going to take you merely seconds. Via the feature-rich Domain Manager tool inside the Hepsia Control Panel, you're going to be able to change the name servers not only of one domain, but even of multiple domains at once whenever you need to point them all to the same hosting company. Exactly the same steps will also permit you to forward newly transferred domain addresses to our platform because the transfer process does not change the name servers automatically and the domain addresses will still point to the old host. If you want to create private name servers for an Internet domain registered on our end, you're going to be able to do that with only a few clicks and with no additional charge, so if you decide to have a company web site, as an example, it's going to have more credibility if it uses name servers of its own. The new private name servers can be used for redirecting any other domain address to the same account also, not only the one they're created for.

NS Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

If you go for a semi-dedicated server account from our company, you will be able to manage the NS records of any domain name registered within it easily. The Hepsia Control Panel, which is basically an all-in-one tool for you to manage everything associated with your web presence, offers a very simple and user-friendly interface. The section in which you will find all your domain addresses is not an exception, so even if you have not had a domain and a hosting account before, updating the name servers or entering additional ones won't take you more than a several clicks. You're also going to be able to see with a glance what name servers each and every one of your domain names uses right now and if they are the ones needed to point 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 site, especially when it is a business one, and you can use these name servers for any other domain name that you might want to host within the semi-dedicated account as well.