Knowledge Base

AAAA records are IPv6 address records that map a hostname to an IPv6 address.

How to Configure

1. Navigate to Managed DNS

2. Select your Domain

3. Add the Record

Under “AAAA Records” click the plus sign to add a new record.

We will add an AAAA record to the domain example.com for the root record example.com which maps to an IPv6 address of 2600:1800:0::1 with a TTL of 1800 seconds. Then click submit.

• Name: The hostname for the record. To set the record for the root domain (@), leave this field blank.
• IPv6: The IPv6 address of your server.
• TTL: Time to Live, measured in seconds, determines how long the record is cached in resolvers.

Examples

AAAA record for www of domain:

AAAA record for apex / root:

AAAA record round-robin for apex/root record:

AAAA record details:

The end result of this record is that your traffic will be split for example.com..  50% of your traffic will go to 2600:1800:5::10 and 50% of your traffic will go to 2600:1800:5::11.

AAAA record wildcard configuration.

The end result is all traffic going to www.example.com will point to 2600:1800:5::10, whereas, all traffic requesting any other (unspecified) hostname will point to 2600:1800:5::11. 

Tip: If you plan on changing your IP you should set your TTL to a low value a few hours before you make the change. This way you won’t have any downtime during the change. Once your IP is changed you can always raise your TTL to a higher value again.