The NS (Name Server) records of a domain reveal which DNS servers are authoritative for its zone. Essentially, the zone is the range of all records for the domain, so when you open a URL in a web browser, your computer asks the DNS servers globally where the domain name is hosted and from which servers the DNS records for the domain ought to be retrieved. That way a browser finds out what the A or AAAA record of the domain address is so that the latter is mapped to an Internet protocol address and the site content is requested from the proper location, a mail relay server detects which server takes care of the emails for the domain (MX record) so that a message can be forwarded to the needed mailbox, and so on. Any modification of these sub-records is performed with the help of the company whose name servers are used, allowing you to keep the website hosting and switch only your email provider for example. Every domain name has a minimum of 2 NS records - primary and secondary, which start with a prefix such as NS or DNS.

NS Records in Hosting

The outstanding Hepsia CP, included with with our hosting plans, will allow you to handle the name servers of each domain name registered through our company with simply a few mouse clicks, so even if you have never had a hosting plan or a domain before, you won't encounter any problems. The Domain Manager tool, which is a part of Hepsia, comes with a very user-friendly interface and will enable you to modify the NS records of any domain or even a number of domain names together. We also provide you with the chance to create child name servers dns1.your-domain.com and dns2.your-domain.com for each domain registered within the account just as easily and all you need for that is a pair of IP addresses - either ours, if you will 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 forward the domain to their system. Unlike other companies, we don't charge additional for providing this additional DNS management service.

NS Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

If you choose a semi-dedicated server account from our company, you will be able to manage the NS records of any domain registered within it effortlessly. The Hepsia CP, which is essentially an all-in-one tool for you to deal with everything associated with your web presence, offers a very simple and intuitive interface. The section where you will find all your domain names is not an exception, so even if you have not had a domain name and a web hosting account before, updating the name servers or entering additional ones is not going to take you more than a several mouse clicks. You're also going to have the ability to see with a glance what name servers every one of your domain addresses uses currently and if they're the ones required to forward that domain name to the semi-dedicated account. As an added feature, we give you the opportunity to set up child name servers dns1/2.your-domain.com totally free. 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 within the semi-dedicated account as well.