The NS, or Name Server records of a domain name, indicate which servers manage the Domain Name System (DNS) records for it. Setting the name servers of a given hosting provider for your domain is the simplest way to direct 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, if you wish to change any of these records, you are going to be able to do it by using their system. Put simply, the NS records of a domain show 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 name you want to reach. That way the web site you will see is going to be retrieved from the proper location. The name servers typically have a prefix “ns” or “dns” and every single domain address has at least 2 NS records. There is absolutely no functional difference between the two prefixes, so which one a host company will use depends entirely on their preference.

NS Records in Shared Hosting

When you use a Linux shared hosting package from our company and you register a new domain within the account or transfer an existing one from another company, you will be able to handle its NS records with ease via the Hepsia web hosting CP, provided 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 a number of domains simultaneously with several mouse 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 simple to manage your domain name even if it's the first you have ever registered. It requires merely 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 address to the hosting space on our end and with a few clicks more you will 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 provider that you want the new NS records to direct 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 name registered in it effortlessly. The Hepsia CP, which is essentially an all-in-one tool for you to control everything relevant to your web presence, provides a very simple and user-friendly interface. The section where you will find all of your domain names is not an exception, so even if you have never had a domain address and a hosting account before, updating the name servers or entering additional ones will not take you more than a few mouse clicks. You're also going to be able to see with a glance what name servers every one of your domain addresses uses presently and if they are the ones required to direct that domain name to the semi-dedicated account. As an extra feature, we present you with opportunity to set up child name servers dns1/2.your-domain.com at no extra cost. This will give more credibility to your web site, particularly when it is a business one, and you may use these name servers for any other domain name which you want to host within the semi-dedicated account as well.