The NS, or Name Server records of a domain name, reveal which servers handle the Domain Name System (DNS) records for it. Setting the name servers of a particular hosting provider for your domain name is the easiest way to point it to their system and all its sub-records are going to be managed on their end. This includes A (the IP address of the server/website), MX (mail server), TXT (free text), SRV (services), CNAME (forwarding), and so on, if you would like to modify any of these records, you are going to be able to do it using their system. In other words, the NS records of a domain 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 domain you are trying to access. That way the web site that you're going to see is going to be retrieved from the correct location. The name servers typically have a prefix “ns” or “dns” and each domain has at least two NS records. There is absolutely no sensible difference between the two prefixes, so which one a web hosting provider is going to use depends exclusively on their preference.

NS Records in Shared Web Hosting

The outstanding Hepsia Control Panel, included with with our shared web hosting packages, will permit you to handle the name servers of each and every domain registered through our company with just a few clicks, so even when you haven't had a hosting plan or a domain name before, you will not encounter any troubles. The Domain Manager tool, which is a part of Hepsia, features a very user-friendly interface and it'll allow you to modify the NS records of any domain name or even a number of domain names simultaneously. We give you the ability to create child name servers dns1.your-domain.com and dns2.your-domain.com for any domain address registered inside 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 direct the domain to the account on our cloud platform, or the ones of the third-party provider if you'll use the new records to point the domain to their system. Different from other providers, we don't charge extra for providing this additional DNS management service.

NS Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

Our semi-dedicated server accounts are administered via Hepsia - an all-in-one tool with extremely user-friendly interface, which will allow you to manage your domain names easily even when you have not used a web hosting account or a domain name previously. Changing the NS records for each and every domain address registered through our company, viewing the current ones and whether they are right or not as to point that domain name to our cloud hosting platform is also very simple and takes only 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 management services we offer you with each and every plan and have ns1.your-domain.com and ns2.your-domain.com. The latter can be used for every domain address you accommodate in the semi-dedicated account, so if you offer services to third-parties and host their web sites, employing this feature will give you much more credibility as a business.