The NS, or Name Server records of a domain name, point out which servers deal with the Domain Name System (DNS) records for it. Setting the name servers of a given hosting provider for your domain is the easiest way to point 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 would like to change any one of these records, you are going to be able to do it via 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 get the DNS records of the Internet domain you are trying to access. In this way the site you'll see will be retrieved from the right location. The name servers usually have a prefix “ns” or “dns” and each domain address has at least 2 NS records. There is absolutely no practical difference between the two prefixes, so which one a host company is going to use depends exclusively on their preference.
NS Records in Shared Website Hosting
The innovative Hepsia CP, which comes with our shared website hosting plans, will enable you to manage the name servers of every domain name registered through us with just a couple of clicks, so even when you have not had a hosting plan or a domain address before, you simply won't encounter any difficulties. The Domain Manager tool, which is a part of Hepsia, features a very user-friendly interface and will permit you to edit the NS records of any domain address or even a number of domain names simultaneously. We offer you the chance to set up child name servers dns1.your-domain.com and dns2.your-domain.com for every domain address registered inside the account just as easily and all you need for that is a couple of IPs - either ours, if you'll use the child NS to direct the domain address to the account on our cloud platform, or the ones of the third-party company if you'll use the new records to forward the domain name 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
The name servers for every domain address that's registered through our company can be changed with no more than a few mouse clicks from the advanced, albeit easy-to-use Hepsia Control Panel that is included with all semi-dedicated server plans. It's just as effortless to see the current NS records for a given domain name and to check if they are the ones that are needed for the domain name to be directed to your hosting account. The Domain Manager tool, which is a part of Hepsia, is user-friendly enough to permit you to manage any domain easily even if you haven't dealt with such matters before. If you'd like, you may also register private name servers ns1.your-domain.com and ns2.your-domain.com and use them not only for the domain address under which they are set up, but also for any other domain address that you'd like to host inside the exact same account. This option is very handy when you have clients of your own and you would like their websites to use your own name servers rather than our default ones. The service is available 100 % free.