The NS, or Name Server records of a domain name, show which servers deal with the Domain Name System (DNS) records for it. Setting the name servers of a specific hosting provider for your domain is the most convenient way to forward it to their system and all its sub-records will be handled 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, so, in case you want to change some of these records, you are going to be able to do it by using their system. Put simply, the NS records of a domain address point out 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 name you are attempting to access. In this way the website you'll see will be retrieved from the proper location. The name servers typically have a prefix “ns” or “dns” and each and every domain has at least 2 NS records. There is no functional difference between the two prefixes, so what kind a web hosting provider will use depends solely on their preference.

NS Records in Cloud Web Hosting

When you use a Linux cloud web hosting package from our company and you register a new domain address inside the account or transfer an existing one from another company, you'll be able to control its NS records effortlessly through the Hepsia web hosting CP, offered with all shared accounts. You'll be able to change the current name servers or enter additional ones for a single domain address or even for a number of domain names simultaneously with several 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 easy to control your domain address even if it's the first you've ever registered. It requires just a click to see what name servers a domain name uses at the moment or if they are the correct ones to direct a domain name to the hosting space on our end and with only a couple of mouse clicks more you will 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 every company that you would like the new NS records to direct to.

NS Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Our semi-dedicated server accounts are administered using Hepsia - an all-in-one tool with incredibly user-friendly interface, that will allow you to control your domain addresses easily even if you haven't used a hosting account or a domain address in the past. Changing the NS records for each and every domain address registered with our company, viewing the existing ones and whether they are accurate or not as to point that domain to our cloud hosting platform is also very simple and takes as little as a couple of mouse clicks. You'll also be able to register child name servers under any of your domain names as part of the free DNS control services which we provide with each and every plan and have ns1.your-domain.com and ns2.your-domain.com. The latter can be used for any domain address that you accommodate in the semi-dedicated account, so if you offer services to third-parties and host their websites, employing this feature will give you a lot more credibility as a business.