The NS (Name Server) records of a domain reveal which DNS servers are authoritative for its zone. Basically, the zone is the collection of all records for the domain address, so when you open a URL in an Internet browser, your laptop or computer asks the DNS servers around the globe where the domain is hosted and from which servers the DNS records for the domain name should be retrieved. In this way a browser finds out what the A or AAAA record of the domain is so that the latter is mapped to an IP address and the website content is requested from the correct location, a mail relay server discovers which server takes care of the emails for the domain name (MX record) so a message can be sent to the needed mailbox, and so on. Any change of these sub-records is done through the company whose name servers are employed, so you can keep the web hosting and switch only your email provider for instance. Every single domain address has at least two NS records - primary and secondary, that start with a prefix like NS or DNS.

NS Records in Shared Hosting

The outstanding Hepsia Control Panel, which comes with our shared hosting packages, will enable you to take care of the name servers of each and every domain registered through us with only a few mouse clicks, so even if you haven't had a website hosting plan or a domain address before, you will not encounter any problems. The Domain Manager tool, which is a part of Hepsia, features a very user-friendly interface and will enable you to change the NS records of any domain address or even a number of domains together. Additionally we provide you with the opportunity to set up child name servers dns1.your-domain.com and dns2.your-domain.com for every domain registered within 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 point 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 redirect the domain to their system. In contrast to other providers, we don't charge additional for providing this additional DNS management service.

NS Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

If you invest in a semi-dedicated server account from our company, you'll be able to handle the NS records of each domain registered within it effortlessly. The Hepsia CP, which is in essence an all-in-one tool where you can handle everything associated with your web presence, offers a very simple and user-friendly interface. The section where you will find all of your domain names is not an exception, so even if you haven't had a domain name and a website hosting account before, updating the name servers or entering additional ones is not going to take you more than a few clicks. You'll also be able to see with a glance what name servers each and every one of your domain names uses right now and if they are the ones needed to direct 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 web site, particularly when it is a business one, and you may use these name servers for any other domain address which you want to host within the semi-dedicated account as well.