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 specific host company for your domain address is the easiest way to direct it to their system and all its sub-records will 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 want to change any of these records, you're going to be able to do it using their system. Put simply, 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 obtain the DNS records of the domain you are attempting to access. This way the site you'll see is going to be retrieved from the right location. The name servers typically have a prefix “ns” or “dns” and every single domain address has at least 2 NS records. There is no practical difference between the two prefixes, so what type a host company is going to use depends exclusively on their preference.

NS Records in Shared Web Hosting

The avant-garde Hepsia CP, included with with our shared web hosting plans, will enable you to handle the name servers of any domain registered through our company with simply a couple of clicks, so even when you haven't had a website hosting plan or a domain before, you won't encounter any troubles. The Domain Manager tool, which is a part of Hepsia, features a very user-friendly interface and it'll enable you to change the NS records of any domain or even a number of domain addresses together. In addition we provide you with the chance to set up child name servers dns1.your-domain.com and dns2.your-domain.com for each and every domain registered inside the account just as easily and all you need for that is a pair of IP addresses - either ours, if you will use the child NS to direct the domain name to the account on our cloud platform, or the ones of the third-party company if you will use the new records to point the domain address to their system. In contrast to other companies, we do not charge more for providing this additional DNS management service.

NS Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

If you go for a semi-dedicated server account from our company, you're going to be able to control the NS records of any domain address registered within it with ease. The Hepsia CP, which is in essence an all-in-one tool for you to deal with everything relevant to your web presence, provides a very simple and user-friendly interface. The section where you will find all your domain names is not an exception, so even if you have never had a domain and a website hosting account before, updating the name servers or entering additional ones won't take you more than a few mouse clicks. You're also going to have the ability to see with a glance what name servers every one of your domain names uses right now and if they're the ones needed to forward 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 100% free. 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 that you'd like to host in the semi-dedicated account as well.