An SRV record is a DNS record, which is used to point a domain to a third-party server and employ it for a service different from a web 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 are able to specify an Internet Protocol which the domain address will use and the port, that will be used to connect to the remote server. Additionally, if you have numerous SRV records for the very same service, you are able to set various priorities and weights for every one of them, in order to send out the load between many machines. Such a record will allow you to employ the same domain or subdomains under it with different providers, so you could employ it for many purposes even if you are unable to get all of the services from a single provider.

SRV Records in Cloud Hosting

If you have a cloud hosting account with our company and the DNS records for a domain added in it are managed by our system, you will be able to set up any record that you need with ease, including an SRV one. This is done through the user-friendly Hepsia Control Panel and once you sign in to your hosting account and check out the DNS Records section, you will only have to fill a couple of boxes with the necessary data and your new SRV record will be active within a couple of hours. You can input the service, protocol and the port number that you'd like to use along with the priority and the weight of the new record depending on how you want to set up your system or what the third-party provider wants. If needed, you can also modify the TTL (Time To Live) value for the record, which indicates how long it'll remain active after you modify or erase it. The standard TTL value for the majority of records is 3600 seconds and you will be able to leave it if you don't specifically need a different one.

SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Creating a brand new SRV record for each and every domain hosted inside a semi-dedicated server account on our end will be very easy and is going to take no more than a few clicks using a user-friendly interface. Using the DNS administration tool in your Hepsia hosting Control Panel, you could make any record that you need and when you choose SRV as the type, several additional textboxes will appear on your screen. There, you'll have to type in the record value, the service, the protocol and the port number and you'll be ready. Additionally, if the other service provider requires it, you are also going to 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 quite a lot of possibilities if you use a large number of servers for a particular service. You can also outline how long the newly created SRV record will remain live in case you remove it in the future by setting a TTL (Time To Live) value for it. By default, the TTL is 3600 seconds.