IPv6 vs IPv4 - Revision history

U083H6XP1H6 at 13:48, 30 May 2026

2026-05-30T13:48:43Z

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	You can view your public IPv6 on the dashboard.		You can view your public IPv6 on the dashboard.

			==== What if i need a public IPv4? ====
			You can currently purchase a dedicated IPv4 address on the [https://macondo.hackclub.com Macondo] shop for 200 gold per 6 month period, with options for up to 3 years.

	==== IPv6 Support ====		==== IPv6 Support ====
	Currently, IPv6 support worldwide sits at around 45%, to test if you can use IPv6 you can use https://test-ipv6.com/.		Currently, IPv6 support worldwide sits at around 45%, to test if you can use IPv6 you can use https://test-ipv6.com/.

	~~==== IPv4 Support ====~~
	~~You can currently purchase one (1) dedicated IPv4 on the Macondo shop for up to three years.~~

	==== Binding to IPv6 ====		==== Binding to IPv6 ====
	To bind to IPv6, you need to use <code>::</code> instead of <code>0.0.0.0</code>, <code>::</code> will bind to all interfaces, including IPv4. You can then access your service with <code>[ipv6]:port</code> for example <code>[2a01:4f9:3081:399c::1]:8080</code>. And if you want to point a domain at your ipv6 you can do so with a AAAA record.		To bind to IPv6, you need to use <code>::</code> instead of <code>0.0.0.0</code>, <code>::</code> will bind to all interfaces, including IPv4. You can then access your service with <code>[ipv6]:port</code> for example <code>[2a01:4f9:3081:399c::1]:8080</code>. And if you want to point a domain at your ipv6 you can do so with a AAAA record.

Admin at 13:41, 30 May 2026

2026-05-30T13:41:56Z

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	==== IPv6 Support ====		==== IPv6 Support ====
	Currently, IPv6 support worldwide sits at around 45%, to test if you can use IPv6 you can use https://test-ipv6.com/.		Currently, IPv6 support worldwide sits at around 45%, to test if you can use IPv6 you can use https://test-ipv6.com/.

			==== IPv4 Support ====
			You can currently purchase one (1) dedicated IPv4 on the Macondo shop for up to three years.

	==== Binding to IPv6 ====		==== Binding to IPv6 ====
	To bind to IPv6, you need to use <code>::</code> instead of <code>0.0.0.0</code>, <code>::</code> will bind to all interfaces, including IPv4. You can then access your service with <code>[ipv6]:port</code> for example <code>[2a01:4f9:3081:399c::1]:8080</code>. And if you want to point a domain at your ipv6 you can do so with a AAAA record.		To bind to IPv6, you need to use <code>::</code> instead of <code>0.0.0.0</code>, <code>::</code> will bind to all interfaces, including IPv4. You can then access your service with <code>[ipv6]:port</code> for example <code>[2a01:4f9:3081:399c::1]:8080</code>. And if you want to point a domain at your ipv6 you can do so with a AAAA record.

Admin: Created page with "IPv6 is the upgraded successor to IPv4, and consist of hexadecimal values instead of integers. An IPv6 looks something like `2a01:4f9:3081:399c::1`, while an IPv4 looks like `1.1.1.1`. IPv6 using 128-bit alphanumerical values compared to IPV4's 32-bit numbers means that there are way more possible IPv6 addresses (340 undecillion compared to 4.3 billion), this means that they are also way cheaper. While an IPv4 from Hetzner is ~2$/month, most serve..."

2026-05-21T16:22:33Z

Created page with "IPv6 is the upgraded successor to IPv4, and consist of hexadecimal values instead of integers. An IPv6 looks something like <code>2a01:4f9:3081:399c::1</code>, while an IPv4 looks like <code>1.1.1.1</code>. IPv6 using 128-bit alphanumerical values compared to IPV4's 32-bit numbers means that there are way more possible IPv6 addresses (340 undecillion compared to 4.3 billion), this means that they are also way cheaper. While an IPv4 from Hetzner is ~2$/month, most serve..."

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IPv6 is the upgraded successor to IPv4, and consist of hexadecimal values instead of integers. An IPv6 looks something like <code>2a01:4f9:3081:399c::1</code>, while an IPv4 looks like <code>1.1.1.1</code>. IPv6 using 128-bit alphanumerical values compared to IPV4's 32-bit numbers means that there are way more possible IPv6 addresses (340 undecillion compared to 4.3 billion), this means that they are also way cheaper.

While an IPv4 from Hetzner is ~2$/month, most servers come with a free /64 IPv6 block, which is over 18 quintillion IPs. This means we can give everyone a free public IPv6, while it would be too expensive to give everyone an IPv4. If you need to expose a web service you can use the reverse proxy, but if you need to directly access a port you cannot do that over IPv4, and you have to use IPv6.

You can view your public IPv6 on the dashboard.

==== IPv6 Support ====
Currently, IPv6 support worldwide sits at around 45%, to test if you can use IPv6 you can use https://test-ipv6.com/.

==== Binding to IPv6 ====
To bind to IPv6, you need to use <code>::</code> instead of <code>0.0.0.0</code>, <code>::</code> will bind to all interfaces, including IPv4. You can then access your service with <code>[ipv6]:port</code> for example <code>[2a01:4f9:3081:399c::1]:8080</code>. And if you want to point a domain at your ipv6 you can do so with a AAAA record.