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 an Internet site. This can be a Voice-Over-IP server, a video streaming service, an instant messaging system, and so on. When an SRV record is set up, you can specify an Internet Protocol the domain will use and the port, that will be used to connect to the remote server. In addition, provided that you have numerous SRV records for the very same service, you can set individual priorities and weights for every single one of them, so you can send out the load between several machines. Such a record will permit you to employ the same domain name or subdomains under it with different providers, so you're able to use it for various purposes even if you are not able to get all of the services from just one provider.

SRV Records in Cloud Website Hosting

If you host a domain address in a cloud website hosting account from our company and we handle the DNS records for it, you'll be able to set up a new SRV record with only a few mouse clicks in the DNS Records area of your Hepsia CP. Our easy to navigate interface makes it much easier to create a new record in comparison with other hosting Control Panels, so if you need an SRV record, you will only have to fill a couple of boxes and you will be all set. This includes the protocol and the port number, the value i.e. the actual record, the priority plus the weight. For the last two you can set any value between 1 and 100 depending on which server you'd like customers to access first or what recommendations the other provider has given you. As an extra option, you may choose how long this record will be active after you change it or delete it - the so-called Time To Live time, that’s measured in seconds. Unless asked otherwise, you could leave the default value there.

SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

A new SRV record can be created within just seconds for every single domain hosted within a semi-dedicated server from our company. The Hepsia hosting CP, employed to manage the semi-dedicated accounts, includes a very easy-to-use interface, so you will be able to set up any DNS record although you may have no previous experience with such matters. After you sign in to the account, you may set up records through the DNS management tool, which is a part of Hepsia and once you pick SRV for the type, a few text boxes are going to appear. You will need to input the service, port number and protocol information as well as the record value in them and the new record is going to be operational right after that. The priority and weight options may be set to any value between 1 and 100, the standard one being 10. You could adjust each of the two in case the other company has requested you to do so. Furthermore, the Time To Live (TTL) value, which reveals the duration a record is going to remain active if changed or erased, could also be modified from the standard 3600 seconds.