Overview
Add and manage a free IPv6 address for domains hosted in the panel. See this article to learn more about the two types of IP addresses.
How do I manage IPv6 addresses?
These sections explain how to add, remove, and test an IPv6 address.
How do I add an IPv6 address?
To add an IPv6 address:
- Navigate to the Manage Websites page.
- Click the Manage button to open Website settings, which allows you to modify various configurations for your site.
- Select the Settings tab.
- On the Unique IP row, click the Manage button.
- Under IPv6, click the Add to Website button.
How do I remove an IPv6 address?
You can remove IPv6 addresses from the Settings tab (described above). Click the Cancel IPv6 button and then click the Yes, remove button that subsequently appears.
How do I test an IPv6 address?
Use the ping6 and dig commands to test if an IPv6 address is active and responding. These commands must be run in a terminal via SSH.
Ping the address
Open a terminal on your computer and run the ping6 command on your domain. You should see a similar response.
[local]$ ping6 example.com PING example.com(example.com) 56 data bytes 64 bytes from example.com: icmp_seq=1 ttl=63 time=0.302 ms 64 bytes from example.com: icmp_seq=2 ttl=63 time=0.718 ms 64 bytes from example.com: icmp_seq=3 ttl=63 time=0.340 ms 64 bytes from example.com: icmp_seq=4 ttl=63 time=0.843 ms 64 bytes from example.com: icmp_seq=5 ttl=63 time=0.592 ms --- example.com ping statistics --- 5 packets transmitted, 5 received, 0% packet loss, time 4009ms rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 0.302/0.559/0.843/0.210 ms
You can also use the following online tools:
Running a dig command
Open a terminal on your computer and run the dig command on your domain. This should respond with the IPv6 address.
[local]$ dig +short AAAA example.com 2607:f298:4:152::3d1:2cb7