The NS, or Name Server records of a domain name, point out which servers manage the Domain Name System (DNS) records for it. Setting the name servers of a given host company for your domain is the simplest way to point it to their system and all its sub-records are going to be taken care of on their end. This includes A (the IP address of the server/website), MX (mail server), TXT (free text), SRV (services), CNAME (forwarding), etc, so if you want to modify any of these records, you will be able to do it via their system. In other words, the NS records of a domain reveal the DNS servers which are authoritative for it, so when you attempt to open a web address, the DNS servers are contacted to retrieve the DNS records of the domain you are trying to reach. In this way the website you will see is going to be retrieved from the right location. The name servers normally have a prefix “ns” or “dns” and each and every domain has at least two NS records. There isn't any sensible difference between the two prefixes, so what kind a host company is going to use depends solely on their preference.

NS Records in Shared Website Hosting

If you use a Linux shared website hosting plan from our us and you register a new domain address within the account or transfer an existing one from another provider, you will be able to handle its NS records with ease using the Hepsia hosting Control Panel, 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 number of domain names at once with several mouse clicks. This is done using the feature-rich Domain Manager tool that is a part of Hepsia and the user-friendly interface will make it simple to manage your domain address even if it is the first you've ever registered. It takes just a click to see what name servers a domain 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'll even be able to register private name servers for any of the domain addresses that you own. For the latter option you can use the IPs of each company that you would like the new NS records to direct to.

NS Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

If you invest in a semi-dedicated server account from our company, you'll be able to control the NS records of every domain name registered in it effortlessly. The Hepsia Control Panel, which is in essence an all-in-one tool for you to manage everything relevant to your web presence, comes with a very simple and intuitive interface. The section in which you will find your domains is not an exception, so even if you have never had a domain address and a web hosting account before, updating the name servers or entering additional ones will not take you more than a several clicks. You will also have the ability to see with a glance what name servers every one of your domains uses presently and if they're the ones needed to forward 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, especially when it is a business one, and you could use these name servers for every other domain address which you want to host inside the semi-dedicated account as well.