AAAA records are IPv6 address records which map a host name to an IPv6 address.
How to Configure
1. Navigate to Managed DNS
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2. Select your Domain
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3. Add the Record
Under “AAAA Records” click the plus sign to add a new record.
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We will add an AAAA record to the domain example.com for the root record example.com which maps to an IPv6 address of 2600:1800:0::1 with a TTL of 1800 seconds. Then click submit.
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IPv6: The IPv6 address of your server.
TTL: Time to Live, measured in seconds, determines how long the record is cached in resolvers.
Examples
Example 1 – AAAA record for www of domain:
NAME | TTL | TYPE | DATA | CONFIGURATION |
www.example.com. | 1800 | AAAA | 2600:1800:5::10 | A record configuration setting www to 2600:1800:5::10 |
Example 2 – AAAA record for apex / root:
NAME | TTL | TYPE | DATA | CONFIGURATION |
example.com. | 1800 | AAAA | 2600:1800:5::10 | A record configuration for apex / root record to 2600:1800:5::10 |
The end result of this record is that example.com. points to 2600:1800:5::10
Example 3 – AAAA record round-robin for apex/root record:
NAME | TTL | TYPE | DATA | CONFIGURATION |
example.com. | 1800 | AAAA | 2600:1800:5::10 | AAAA record configuration for apex / root record to 2600:1800:5::10 |
example.com. | 1800 | AAAA | 2600:1800:5::11 | AAAA record configuration for apex / root record to 2600:1800:5::11 |
AAAA record details:
The end result of this record is that your traffic will be split for example.com.. 50% of your traffic will go to 2600:1800:5::10 and 50% of your traffic will go to 2600:1800:5::11.
Example 4 – AAAA record wildcard configuration.
NAME | TTL | TYPE | DATA | CONFIGURATION |
www.example.com. | 1800 | AAAA | 2600:1800:5::10 | AAAA record configuration setting www to 2600:1800:5::10 |
*.example.com. | 1800 | AAAA | 2600:1800:5::11 | A record configuration setting the wildcard to 2600:1800:5::11 |
The end result is all traffic going to www.example.com will point to 2600:1800:5::10, whereas, all traffic requesting any other (unspecified) hostname will point to 2600:1800:5::11.
Best Practice Tip: If you plan on changing your IP you should set your TTL to a low value a few hours before you make the change. This way you won’t have any downtime during the change. Once your IP is changed you can always raise your TTL to a higher value again.