An SRV record is a DNS record, which is used to forward a domain to a third-party server and use it for some service different from a site. This can be a Voice-Over-IP server, a video streaming service, an instant messaging system, and so forth. When an SRV record is created, you are able to specify an Internet Protocol which the domain address will use and the port, which will be employed to connect to the remote server. Additionally, if you have several SRV records for the same service, you are able to set various priorities and weights for each one of them, allowing you to spread the load between many machines. Such a record will permit you to employ the same domain or subdomains under it with different companies, so you can use it for different purposes even if you are unable to get all the services from just one provider.

SRV Records in Cloud Hosting

You will be able to create a brand new SRV record for any of the domain addresses you host inside a shared website hosting account on our groundbreaking cloud platform. As long as the DNS records for the domain name are handled on our end, you are able to manage them without any difficulty in the respective section of your Hepsia Control Panel and minutes later any new record that you set up will be active. Hepsia includes a really user-friendly interface and all it requires to create an SRV record is to fill in a few text boxes - the service the record is going to be used for, the Internet protocol and also the port number. The priority (1-100), weight (1-100) and TTL boxes have default values, which you can leave unless of course the other provider demands different ones. TTL stands short for Time To Live and this number shows the time in seconds for the record to remain active when you modify it or delete it at some point, the default one being 3600.

SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

Using a semi-dedicated server solution from us, you'll be able to benefit from the user-friendly DNS administration tool, which is a part of the in-house built Hepsia hosting Control Panel. It will offer you a very simple user interface to set up a new record for any domain hosted within the account, so if you need to use a domain address for any purpose, you can create a completely new SRV record with just a couple of clicks. Through basic text boxes, you will need to type in the service, protocol and port number info, which you should have from the company providing you with the service. Additionally, you will be able to choose what priority and weight the record will have if you're going to use a couple or more machines for the very same service. The standard value for them is 10, but you can set any other value between 1 and 100 when necessary. Additionally, you are going to have the option to adjust the TTL value from the standard 3600 seconds to any other value - in this way setting the time this record is going to be live in the global DNS system after you delete it or edit it.