An SRV record is a DNS record, that is used to point a domain name to a third-party server and employ 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, etc. When an SRV record is created, you can specify an Internet Protocol that the domain will use and the port, which is to be employed to connect to the remote server. Furthermore, provided that you have a few SRV records for the same service, you can set various priorities and weights for each and every one of them, so that you can spread the load between several machines. Such a record will enable you to employ the same domain name or subdomains under it with different companies, so you could employ it for various purposes even if you are unable to get all of the services from a single service provider.

SRV Records in Hosting

If you host a domain address within a hosting account from our company and we manage the DNS records for it, you're going to be able to create a new SRV record with only a few clicks within the DNS Records part of your Hepsia CP. Our easy to work with interface makes it much easier to set up a new record compared to other website hosting Control Panels, so if you want an SRV record, you will simply need to fill a couple of boxes and you will be ready. This includes the protocol and the port number, the value i.e. the actual record, the priority plus the weight. For the last 2 you can set any value in between 1 and 100 depending on which server you would like users to access first or what instructions the other provider has given you. As an additional option, you can pick how long this record is going to be active after you change it or delete it - the so-called Time To Live time, that is measured in seconds. If not required otherwise, you may leave the default value there.

SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Creating a new SRV record for every single domain hosted within a semi-dedicated server account on our end is going to be very easy and is going to take no more than several clicks using a user-friendly interface. Using the DNS management tool in your Hepsia hosting CP, you could make any record you need and when you pick SRV as the type, several more textboxes will appear on your screen. There, you will have to input the service, the protocol, the record value and the port number and you'll be all set. Additionally, in case the other company requires it, you'll also be able to set the weight and priority values if they have to be different from the default value, which is 10. The range for these two options is from 1 to 100, so you will have a great deal of possibilities if you use many servers for a particular service. Also, you can specify how long the newly created SRV record will remain live if you delete it in the future by setting a TTL (Time To Live) value for it. By default, the TTL is 3600 seconds.