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 given host company for your domain is the most effective way to point it to their system and all its sub-records are going to 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 wish to change any of these records, you'll be able to do it through their system. Put simply, the NS records of a domain address point out 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 Internet domain you are trying to reach. This way the website that you will see will be retrieved from the correct location. The name servers usually have a prefix “ns” or “dns” and each and every domain has at least 2 NS records. There isn't any practical difference between the two prefixes, so what kind a website hosting provider will use depends entirely on their preference.

NS Records in Web Hosting

The outstanding Hepsia Control Panel, which comes with our web hosting products, will allow you to deal with the name servers of every single domain name registered through our company with just a couple of clicks, so even when you have not had a website hosting plan or a domain name before, you simply won't encounter any issues. The Domain Manager tool, which is a part of Hepsia, comes with a very user-friendly interface and it'll permit you to edit the NS records of any domain address or even a number of domains simultaneously. In addition we offer you the chance to set up child name servers dns1.your-domain.com and dns2.your-domain.com for every single domain address registered within the account just as easily and all you need for that is a couple of IP addresses - either ours, if you are going to use the child NS to direct the domain to the account on our cloud platform, or the ones of the third-party company if you'll use the new records to point the domain name to their system. Unlike other providers, we don't charge additional 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 are going to be able to control the NS records of each domain name registered inside it effortlessly. The Hepsia CP, which is in essence an all-in-one tool where you can manage everything related to your web presence, provides a very simple and easy-to-use interface. The section where you will find your domain names is not an exception, so even if you have never had a domain address and a website hosting account before, updating the name servers or entering additional ones is not going to take you more than a few mouse clicks. You will also have the ability to see with a glance what name servers every one of your domain addresses uses at the moment and if they're the ones needed to point that domain to the semi-dedicated account. As an added feature, we present you with opportunity to set up child name servers dns1/2.your-domain.com free of charge. This will give more credibility to your website, especially when it's a business one, and you may use these name servers for any other domain address that you would like to host inside the semi-dedicated account as well.