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 address is the most effective way to point it to their system and all its sub-records will 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), and so on, if you need to change some of these records, you're going to be able to do it using their system. Put simply, the NS records of a domain reveal the DNS servers that are authoritative for it, so when you try to open a web address, the DNS servers are contacted to get the DNS records of the domain name you want to access. In this way the web site that you'll see is going to be retrieved from the right location. The name servers normally have a prefix “ns” or “dns” and each domain name has at least two NS records. There is absolutely no functional difference between the two prefixes, so what kind a host company is going to use depends solely on their preference.
NS Records in Cloud Website Hosting
The innovative Hepsia Control Panel, offered with with our cloud website hosting products, will permit you to control the name servers of any domain address registered through our company with just a few mouse clicks, so even when you have never had a hosting plan or a domain before, you won't encounter any issues. The Domain Manager tool, which is a part of Hepsia, features a very user-friendly interface and will permit you to change the NS records of any domain name or even a number of domain addresses simultaneously. We also provide you with the opportunity to set up child name servers dns1.your-domain.com and dns2.your-domain.com for any domain name registered within the account just as easily and all you need for that is a couple of IPs - either ours, if you will use the child NS to point the domain address to the account on our cloud platform, or the ones of the third-party provider if you will use the new records to direct the domain address to their system. Different from other providers, we do not charge extra for providing this additional DNS management service.
NS Records in Semi-dedicated Servers
If you choose a semi-dedicated server account from our company, you're going to be able to control the NS records of each domain address registered in it effortlessly. The Hepsia CP, which is in essence an all-in-one tool for you to handle everything relevant to your web presence, comes with a very simple and intuitive interface. The section where you will find all your domain addresses 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 will not take you more than a couple of clicks. You're also going to be able to see with a glance what name servers each of your domains uses currently and if they're the ones required to point that domain address to the semi-dedicated account. As an added feature, we give you the opportunity to set up child name servers dns1/2.your-domain.com 100% free. 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 within the semi-dedicated account as well.