An SRV record is a DNS record, which is used to direct a domain to a third-party server and employ it for some service different from an Internet site. This may be a Voice-Over-IP server, a video streaming service, an instant messaging system, etc. When an SRV record is set up, you could specify an Internet Protocol that the domain name will use and the port, which is to be used to connect to the remote server. Moreover, in case you have several SRV records for the same service, you could set various priorities and weights for each one of them, so you're able to send out the load between a number of machines. Such a record will enable you to employ the same domain name or subdomains under it with different providers, so you're able to use it for different purposes even if you cannot get all services from a single service provider.

SRV Records in Shared Hosting

If you host a domain inside a shared hosting account from our company and we handle the DNS records for it, you're going to be able to set up a new SRV record with a few clicks within the DNS Records section of your Hepsia CP. Our intuitive interface makes it much easier to set up a new record in comparison with other website hosting Control Panels, so if you need an SRV record, you'll 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 and the weight. For the last 2 you could set any value in between 1 and 100 depending on which server you'd like clients to access first or what instructions the other provider has given you. As an added option, you may choose how long this record will be active after you modify it or delete it - the so-called Time To Live time, which is measured in seconds. If you're not required otherwise, you can leave the default value there.

SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

A new SRV record can be created in just seconds for each domain address hosted in a semi-dedicated server from our company. The Hepsia hosting Control Panel, which is used to control the semi-dedicated accounts, features a really easy-to-use interface, so you will be able to set up any DNS record even though you may have no previous experience with such matters. After you sign in to the account, you can 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 type the service, port number and protocol info plus the record value in them and the new record will be live shortly after that. The priority and weight options can be set to every value between 1 and 100, the standard one being 10. You may adjust any of the two if the other provider has requested you to do so. Moreover, the Time To Live (TTL) value, which reveals the duration a record is going to remain live if changed or deleted, can also be modified from the default 3600 seconds.