How to add a DNS AAAA record for a domain name

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Find out how to add an AAAA record to an OVHcloud DNS zone for your domain name

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15.05.2025

DNS (Domain Name System)

Objective

Want your website to be accessible via your domain name? To do this, your domain name must point to the IP address of the service your website is located on (web hosting plan, dedicated server, VPS, etc.). You will then need to configure your domain name’s active DNS zone using a type AAAA DNS record.

Find out how to add an DNS AAAA record to an OVHcloud DNS zone for your domain name.

To modify or delete an AAAA record of an OVHcloud DNS zone, follow this guide.

Requirements

A domain name
A DNS zone associated with this domain name at OVHcloud

OVHcloud Control Panel Access

Direct link: DNS zones
Navigation path: Web Cloud > DNS Zone > Select your domain name

Instructions

Adding, modifying or deleting DNS records in an active DNS zone can cause service interruptions. If in doubt, contact a specialist provider.

Add an DNS AAAA record for a domain name

Click the DNS zones menu, then choose the domain name concerned.
On the page that appears, click Add an entry.
In the window that opens, select the field of type AAAA.
Then enter the IP address (e.g.: 2001:db8:1:1b00:203:0:113:0) of the service your website is hosted on (web hosting plan, dedicated server, VPS, etc.) in the Target * field, and click Next.
Check the summary, then click Confirm. It takes up to 24 hours for the change to propagate fully over the DNS network.

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Add an DNS AAAA record for a domain name subdomain

Click the DNS zones menu, then choose the domain name concerned.
On the page that appears, click Add an entry.
In the window that opens, select the field of type AAAA.
Then enter the subdomain in the Sub-domain field (e.g.: www for the subdomain www.domain.tld), and the IP address in the Target * field (e.g.: 2001:db8:1:1b00:203:0:113:0) of the service your website is located on (web hosting, dedicated server, VPS, etc.). Finally, click Next.
Check the summary, then click Confirm. It takes up to 24 hours for the change to propagate fully over the DNS network.