The NS, or Name Server records of a domain name, point out which servers handle the Domain Name System (DNS) records for it. Setting the name servers of a given hosting provider for your domain address is the most convenient way to forward 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 forth, so, in case you want to modify some of these records, you'll be able to do it using their system. In other words, the NS records of a domain name reveal the DNS servers which are authoritative for it, so when you attempt to open a web address, the DNS servers are contacted to obtain the DNS records of the domain you want to reach. This way the website that you'll see is going to be retrieved from the proper location. The name servers usually have a prefix “ns” or “dns” and each domain has at least two NS records. There is absolutely no functional difference between the two prefixes, so what kind a hosting provider will use depends exclusively on their preference.
NS Records in Website Hosting
The avant-garde Hepsia Control Panel, included with with our website hosting packages, will permit you to take care of the name servers of every single domain name registered through us with only a few mouse clicks, so even though you may haven't had a web hosting plan or a domain before, you won't encounter any issues. The Domain Manager tool, which is a part of Hepsia, has a very user-friendly interface and will enable you to change the NS records of any domain address or even a number of domain names all at once. We give you the opportunity to set up child name servers dns1.your-domain.com and dns2.your-domain.com for each and every domain registered within the account just as easily and all you need for that is a pair of IPs - either ours, if you will use the child NS to direct 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 redirect the domain address to their system. Unlike other providers, we don't charge additional for providing this additional DNS management service.