The NS, or Name Server records of a domain, point out which servers handle the Domain Name System (DNS) records for it. Setting the name servers of a specific hosting provider for your domain is the easiest way to forward it to their system and all its sub-records will be handled 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 if you need to edit any one of these records, you're going to be able to do it using their system. Put simply, the NS records of a domain address point out the DNS servers that are authoritative for it, so when you attempt to open a web address, the DNS servers are contacted to get the DNS records of the Internet domain you are trying to reach. That way the web site that you will see is going to be retrieved from the correct location. The name servers usually have a prefix “ns” or “dns” and each domain address has at least two NS records. There is absolutely no sensible difference between the two prefixes, so which one a website hosting provider will use depends only on their preference.

NS Records in Shared Website Hosting

The innovative Hepsia Control Panel, offered with with our shared website hosting products, will allow you to deal with the name servers of every single domain registered through us with simply a few clicks, so even though you may have never had a web hosting plan or a domain address before, you simply won't encounter any problems. The Domain Manager tool, which is a part of Hepsia, comes with a very user-friendly interface and it will enable you to modify the NS records of any domain or even a number of domains simultaneously. Additionally we give you the chance to create 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 couple 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 point the domain address to their system. In contrast to other providers, we don't charge more for providing this additional DNS management service.

NS Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

Our semi-dedicated server accounts are handled through Hepsia - an all-in-one tool with incredibly user-friendly interface, that will enable you to control your domain addresses without difficulty even if you have never used a hosting account or a domain before. Changing the NS records for each domain registered through our company, viewing the existing ones and whether they are correct or not as to forward that domain address to our cloud hosting platform is also very simple and takes just a couple of mouse clicks. You will also be able to register child name servers under each and every one of your domains as a part of the free DNS control services which we offer with each and every plan and have ns1.your-domain.com and ns2.your-domain.com. The latter can be used for any domain name that you accommodate inside the semi-dedicated account, so if you provide services to third-parties and host their sites, using this feature will give you a lot more credibility as a business.