How to add a DNS AAAA record for a domain name

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Find out how to add an AAAA record to an OVHcloud DNS zone for your domain name

Objective

Want your website to be accessible via your domain name? To do this, your domain name must point to the IP address of the service your website is located on (web hosting plan, dedicated server, VPS, etc.). You will then need to configure your domain name’s active DNS zone using a type AAAA DNS record.

Find out how to add a DNS AAAA record to an OVHcloud DNS zone for your domain name.

Info

To modify or delete an AAAA record of an OVHcloud DNS zone, follow this guide.

Requirements

  • A domain name
  • A DNS zone associated with this domain name at OVHcloud

OVHcloud Control Panel Access

  • Direct link:
  • Navigation path: Web Cloud > Domain names > select your domain name > DNS zone tab

Instructions

Warning

Adding, modifying or deleting DNS records in an active DNS zone can cause service interruptions. If in doubt, contact a specialist provider.

Add a DNS AAAA record for a domain name

Click Add an entry above the table and select the AAAA type. In the Target field, enter the IPv6 address (e.g. 2001:db8:1:1b00:203:0:113:0) of the service your website is hosted on (web hosting plan, dedicated server, VPS, etc.), then click Add.

Adding a record from the DNS zone

It takes up to 24 hours for the change to propagate fully over the DNS network.

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Add a DNS AAAA record for a domain name subdomain

Follow the same steps as above and, in the Subdomain field, enter the subdomain (e.g. www for www.domain.tld) before setting the Target to the IPv6 address (e.g. 2001:db8:1:1b00:203:0:113:0) of the service your website is hosted on. Then click Add.

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Go further

Everything you need to know about DNS zones.

Everything you need to know about DNS records

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