The NS, or Name Server records of a domain, indicate which servers handle the Domain Name System (DNS) records for it. Setting the name servers of a particular host company for your domain name is the easiest way to point it to their system and all its sub-records are going to 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), and so forth, so, in case you need to edit any of these records, you're going to be able to do it by using their system. To put it differently, the NS records of a domain show 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 name you are trying to reach. This way the site you'll see is going to be retrieved from the correct location. The name servers normally have a prefix “ns” or “dns” and every single domain name has at least two NS records. There's no practical difference between the two prefixes, so which one a web hosting provider is going to use depends entirely on their preference.

NS Records in Shared Hosting

The avant-garde Hepsia CP, offered with with our shared hosting products, allows you to control the name servers of every single domain registered through us with just a couple of clicks, so even though you may have never had a hosting plan or a domain name before, you will not encounter any issues. The Domain Manager tool, which is a part of Hepsia, has a very user-friendly interface and it'll allow you to modify the NS records of any domain name or even a number of domains all at once. Additionally we provide you with the chance to set up child name servers dns1.your-domain.com and dns2.your-domain.com for every single domain name registered in the account just as easily and all you need for that is a pair of IP addresses - either ours, if you're going to use the child NS to forward the domain to the account on our cloud platform, or the ones of the third-party company if you will use the new records to direct the domain name to their system. Unlike other companies, we do not charge extra for providing this additional DNS management service.

NS Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Our semi-dedicated server accounts are handled using Hepsia - an all-in-one tool with very user-friendly interface, which will enable you to control your domains with ease even if you have never used a web hosting account or a domain address previously. Changing the NS records for each and every domain registered with our company, viewing the existing ones and whether they are correct or not as to point that domain address to our cloud hosting platform is also very simple and requires just a few mouse clicks. You will also be able to register child name servers under any of your domain addresses as a part of the free DNS management services that we provide 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 that you accommodate within the semi-dedicated account, so if you offer services to third-parties and host their websites, employing this feature is going to give you a lot more credibility as a business.