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Server update to ipv6, SEO consequences
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Hi all,
I read the article from 2014 on MOZ regarding ipv6.
https://moz.com/blog/ipv6-cblocks-and-seoOur technical department is about to change our server from ipv4 to ipv6.
Are there any things we have to consider regarding SEO / rankings / duplicate content etc.. with this transition?I hope you have a little spare time to answer this question.
Regards,
Tom -
As long as all of the URLs stay the same and you aren't building a blog network (a bunch of sites that interlink), I don't think you'd see much of an SEO difference.
I haven't seen anyone complain about that particular issue which is a good sign. If/when you follow through, please comment back and let everyone know your experience!
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Hi Oleg,
Thanks for your reply.
I am also curious about our customers who are currently hosting their website on our servers.
We are their online marketing agency.We want them to get more converting visitors.
Therefore we develop optimized websites and make sure the websites are hosted on a fast and reliable servers.
However, if this server is upgraded from IPv:4 to IPv:6, will there be any things we have to consider with this transition regarding SEO?And with SEO, I mean, possible positiondrop of keywords and visitors.
Is there any chance search engines will have to 'reindex the websites' because of the IP transition?And are there any possible technical setbacks, that can make the rating of the server worse (GTMetrix, Google Lighthouse, etc)
I hope any of you can clearify a bit more on this and if this is anything to keep in mind.
If you need more information please let me know.Regards,
Tom -
I think this is more important for hosts and people with multiple websites (for interlinking)... Tom talks about c-blocks in ipv4 addresses which deals with seo hosting and how that changes in ipv6 (gets more vague). As usual, don't be hosted on the same server as a bunch of spam sites.
If you have just the one site, there shouldn't be anything to worry about.
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