The NS (Name Server) records of a domain reveal which DNS servers are authoritative for its zone. In simple terms, the zone is the collection of all records for the domain name, so when you open a URL inside an Internet browser, your computer asks the DNS servers worldwide where the domain address is hosted and from which servers the DNS records for the domain must be retrieved. With this a web browser finds out what the A or AAAA record of the domain is so that the latter is mapped to an Internet protocol address and the site content is requested from the correct location, a mail relay server discovers which server takes care of the e-mails for the domain address (MX record) so that a message can be sent to the needed mailbox, and so forth. Any change of these sub-records is conducted through the company whose name servers are employed, allowing you to keep the web hosting and switch only your email provider for example. Each Internet domain has a minimum of two NS records - primary and secondary, which start with a prefix such as NS or DNS.

NS Records in Shared Hosting

The innovative Hepsia CP, offered with with our shared hosting packages, will permit you to control the name servers of every domain registered through us with simply a few clicks, so even though you may haven't had a website hosting plan or a domain address before, you'll not encounter any issues. The Domain Manager tool, which is a part of Hepsia, comes with a very user-friendly interface and it'll enable you to change the NS records of any domain name or even a number of domains simultaneously. We also offer you the chance to set up child name servers dns1.your-domain.com and dns2.your-domain.com for each domain name registered within the account just as easily and all you need for that is a couple of IPs - either ours, if you're going to use the child NS to point the domain name to the account on our cloud platform, or the ones of the third-party provider if you'll use the new records to forward the domain name to their system. In contrast to other companies, we don't charge more for providing this additional DNS management service.

NS Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

If you invest in a semi-dedicated server account from our company, you'll be able to control the NS records of each domain registered within it effortlessly. The Hepsia Control Panel, which is in essence an all-in-one tool for you to manage everything related to your web presence, offers a very simple and easy-to-use interface. The section in which you will find your domains is not an exception, so even if you have not had a domain name and a 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 each and every one of your domain addresses uses at the moment and if they are the ones needed to direct that domain to the semi-dedicated account. As an added feature, we offer you the opportunity to set up child name servers dns1/2.your-domain.com 100% free. This will give more credibility to your site, particularly when it's a business one, and you can use these name servers for every other domain which you want to host inside the semi-dedicated account as well.