The NS, or Name Server records of a domain, indicate which servers handle the Domain Name System (DNS) records for it. Setting the name servers of a particular host company for your domain address is the easiest way to point it to their system and all its sub-records are going to 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), etcetera, so, in case you want to modify some of these records, you're going to be able to do it using their system. In other words, 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 retrieve the DNS records of the domain you are attempting to reach. That way the web site that you'll see is going to be retrieved from the proper location. The name servers typically have a prefix “ns” or “dns” and every single domain address has at least two NS records. There is no functional difference between the two prefixes, so what type a host company is going to use depends solely on their preference.

NS Records in Cloud Website Hosting

The innovative Hepsia CP, which comes with our cloud website hosting products, allows you to take care of the name servers of any domain registered through us with only a few clicks, so even when you have never had a hosting plan or a domain address before, you will not encounter any issues. The Domain Manager tool, which is a part of Hepsia, has a very user-friendly interface and will enable you to edit the NS records of any domain name or even a number of domain addresses simultaneously. We offer you the ability to set up child name servers dns1.your-domain.com and dns2.your-domain.com for every domain registered in the account just as easily and all you need for that is a pair of IPs - either ours, if you're going to use the child NS to forward the domain name to the account on our cloud platform, or the ones of the third-party company if you'll use the new records to direct the domain name to their system. Different from other companies, we do not charge more for providing this additional DNS management service.

NS Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

Our semi-dedicated server accounts are handled via Hepsia - an all-in-one tool with incredibly user-friendly interface, which will help you manage your domain names with ease even if you have not used a web hosting account or a domain address up to now. Changing the NS records for each domain name registered with our company, viewing the current ones and whether they are right or not as to point that domain to our cloud hosting platform is also fairly simple and requires as little as a couple of clicks. You'll also be able to register child name servers under each and every one of your domain names as a part of the free DNS management services which we offer you with each and every plan and have ns1.your-domain.com and ns2.your-domain.com. The latter can be used for each and every domain that you accommodate within the semi-dedicated account, so if you offer services to third-parties and host their sites, employing this feature will give you more credibility as a business.