{"id":2454,"date":"2022-05-07T10:30:18","date_gmt":"2022-05-07T10:30:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/blog\/?p=2454"},"modified":"2022-05-07T10:32:18","modified_gmt":"2022-05-07T10:32:18","slug":"what-is-a-nameserver","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/blog\/what-is-a-nameserver\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is a Nameserver?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2454\" class=\"elementor elementor-2454\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-230899b0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"230899b0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element 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elementor-repeater-item-6a0ea6c elementor-inline-item\" itemprop=\"datePublished\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text elementor-post-info__item elementor-post-info__item--type-date\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-info__item-prefix\">Last Updated On<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMay 7, 2022\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8f51764 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8f51764\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/name-server.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2455\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/name-server.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/name-server-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/name-server-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/name-server-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/name-server-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-43ea192 toc-top elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"43ea192\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-85705ab\" data-id=\"85705ab\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b596abf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b596abf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you\u2019ve ever tried to build your own website, chances are you\u2019ve come across the term nameserver. There are countless computer blogs and online guides that approach the subject a bit cryptically, using technical terminology that may not be accessible to those who are just starting out on their website-building journey. It can get confusing, so here\u2019s a basic guide to what nameservers are and what purpose they serve.\u00a0<\/p><p>When you type a search term into your browser and hit \u2018enter\u2019, you set in motion a lightning-fast process of communication and data retrieval. Nameservers are at the center of the action: a nameserver facilitated your access to this very web page, as well as any other browser search you\u2019ve conducted today.\u00a0<\/p><p>Nameservers are a crucial part of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/blog\/how-does-dns-work\/\">DNS (Domain Name System)<\/a> software. DNS moves traffic smoothly around the internet, and nameservers play an integral role in this process: they translate between IP addresses and domain names. But what does that mean?\u00a0<\/p><h2>Namespaces<\/h2><p>To really understand what nameservers do, we first have to understand what namespaces <i>are<\/i>. The internet has two principal namespaces: the domain name hierarchy and the IP address system.\u00a0<\/p><p>Domain names are the part of web addresses that consists of a website name and the top-level domain (these are usually three letters, such as .com, .org, or .gov). For example, the domain name of this website is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\">domainnamesanity.com<\/a>. IP addresses, on the other hand, are long strings of numbers.\u00a0<\/p><p>Every website has both a domain name and an IP address. But domain names, which are user-friendly for humans, are difficult for computers to understand. Similarly, IP addresses are impractical for humans to use but are readable by computers.<\/p><p>For internet traffic to flow &#8211; that is, for web browsers to connect with web servers &#8211; these two principal namespaces have to \u2018talk\u2019 to each other. DNS software solves this problem by acting as a translator between the two.\u00a0<\/p><h2>Nameservers vs. DNS<\/h2><p>Although often confused or used interchangeably, DNS and nameservers are not technically the same thing. Rather, DNS software is made up of nameservers. They are an organizing tool, similar to a library catalog, that contains the DNS records connecting a domain name to an IP address.\u00a0<\/p><p>Or, if library analogies aren\u2019t your thing, you can think of a nameserver as an old-school phone book, with phone numbers categorized according to their corresponding owners\u2019 names. Without nameservers to act as a directory, it would be nearly impossible to find what you\u2019re looking for on the internet without knowing the IP address. Consider the number of websites you visit every day: could you keep track of that many IP numbers in your head? Probably not. Enter an incorrect IP address, and who knows where you\u2019ll end up. Thankfully, nameservers are there to do the hard work for us.<\/p><p>When you type a domain name into a search bar or browser, your computer uses DNS to find out which nameservers it should contact. This turns up a list of nameservers, which look a bit like a cross between a domain name and an IP address.<\/p><p>Although there\u2019s technically no limit to the number of nameservers a website can have, most websites have two: a primary, which does most of the work, and a secondary, which is there as a backup in case something goes wrong with the primary. When your computer contacts one, it translates the domain name you entered and finds its corresponding IP address. Once it has found the IP address in the nameserver, your browser will download the data and connect you to the corresponding website.\u00a0<\/p><h2>Why Do I Need to Know My Website\u2019s Nameservers?<\/h2><p>Strictly speaking, you don\u2019t <i>have<\/i> to know your website\u2019s nameservers. Your domain registrar (or the web hosting service you\u2019ve chosen for your website) will generally set up a default name server, and you won\u2019t have to worry about it. However, issues can arise if you\u2019re trying to transfer your domain name to a different web host, or if you\u2019ve registered your domain name separately from your current hosting company. Then you\u2019ll need to know your nameservers in order to change your web host. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/blog\/how-to-find-who-hosts-a-website\/\">Here\u2019s a helpful resource<\/a> if you need to find the host of a website.<\/p><h2>Where Can I Find My Website\u2019s Nameservers?<\/h2><p>There are a few different ways to find your website\u2019s nameservers. Online resources such as <a href=\"https:\/\/dnsresults.com\/\">https:\/\/dnsresults.com\/<\/a> allow you to easily enter a domain name and find the associated name servers. Just make sure you change the settings on the search tool to \u201cDNS Check\u201d mode. A similar search can also be performed locally, although it works differently on Windows and Mac.\u00a0<\/p><p>For Mac or Linux, go to the Terminal and type in \u201cdig domainname.com\u201d (using the domain name of the website whose nameserver you\u2019re searching for, of course). This command will turn up the nameservers of the website you\u2019ve entered.\u00a0<\/p><p>For Windows, first go to PowerShell. Then, type in \u201cnslookup\u201d and hit \u2018enter\u2019. Type in \u201cset q=ns\u201d, hit \u2018enter\u2019 again, and type in the domain name you want to find the nameservers for. Hit \u2018enter\u2019 again, and you should see all the nameservers for the domain name you entered.<\/p><h2>Customizing Your Nameserver<\/h2><p>It\u2019s also possible to customize your nameserver. These are called vanity nameservers, and they\u2019re a good option if you\u2019re trying to establish a more professional look for your clients. Customizing your nameserver means that you don\u2019t have to ask your clients to point their domain to another company\u2019s nameserver, and thus is a popular option for resellers and hosting providers.\u00a0<\/p><p>With a vanity nameserver, you\u2019re not technically creating a new nameserver, but rather concealing the name of the public nameserver your domain name is pointed towards. To put it simply, vanity nameservers allow you to create nameservers based on your domain name, while still using the IP address of your web host\u2019s nameservers.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>Of course, in order to customize your nameservers, you\u2019ll first need to have a registered domain name from a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.domainnamesanity.com\/instant-domain-search.php\">reputable registrar<\/a>.<\/p><h2>Long Story Short<\/h2><p>Nameservers are a fundamental part of how DNS works. They facilitate the translation between domain names and IP addresses by acting as a sort of reference book. When you type a web address into a browser and hit enter, your request hits a nameserver, which matches the domain name to the correct IP address and allows your computer to understand what you\u2019re looking for.\u00a0<\/p><p>Most websites have two nameservers, a primary and a secondary, but there\u2019s no limit to how many a website could theoretically have. While it\u2019s unnecessary for most people to know their website\u2019s nameservers, there are a few situations in which you\u2019d need to be able to find them. For example, if you\u2019ve registered your domain name separately from the company hosting your website or if you\u2019ve decided to change to a different web host but want to keep your domain name.<\/p><p>You might also need to know your nameservers if you want to customize them, but this is mostly for hosting providers or resellers who are trying to present a more professional image for their clients.<\/p><p>You can find your website\u2019s nameservers by using an online tool. 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