The NS, or Name Server records of a domain, point out which servers manage the Domain Name System (DNS) records for it. Setting the name servers of a particular host company for your domain is the most convenient way to point 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 forth, so, in case you want to change any one of these records, you will be able to do it by using their system. Put simply, the NS records of a domain point out the DNS servers that are authoritative for it, so when you attempt to open a web address, the DNS servers are contacted to obtain the DNS records of the domain you are trying to reach. That way the website that you're going to see will 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's no practical difference between the two prefixes, so which one a host company is going to use depends only on their preference.

NS Records in Cloud Website Hosting

If you use a cloud website hosting service from our us and you add a new domain inside the account or transfer an existing one from a different company, you'll be able to handle its NS records effortlessly through the Hepsia web hosting CP, which comes with all shared accounts. You are able to change the current name servers or enter additional ones for a single domain or even for a group of domain addresses simultaneously with several mouse clicks. This is done via the feature-rich Domain Manager tool that's a part of Hepsia and the user-friendly interface is going to make it simple to control your domain name even if it is the first one you've ever registered. It requires merely a click to see what name servers a domain uses at the moment or if they're the correct ones to forward a domain name to the hosting space on our end and with only a couple of clicks more you'll 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 IP addresses of each and every company that you want the new NS records to direct to.

NS Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

If you go for a semi-dedicated server account from our company, you are going to be able to handle the NS records of any domain address registered within it effortlessly. The Hepsia CP, which is essentially an all-in-one tool where you can control everything relevant to your web presence, provides a very simple and intuitive interface. The section in which you will find your domain addresses isn't an exception, so even if you haven't had a domain name and a web hosting account before, updating the name servers or entering additional ones will not take you more than a few mouse clicks. You are also going to be able to see with a glance what name servers each of your domain addresses uses presently and if they are the ones needed to point that domain to the semi-dedicated account. As an added feature, we present you with opportunity to set up child name servers dns1/2.your-domain.com free of charge. This will give more credibility to your site, especially if it is a business one, and you can use these name servers for every other domain that you'd like to host in the semi-dedicated account as well.