An SRV record is a DNS record, which is used to point a domain to a third-party server and use it for a 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 which the domain name will use and the port, that will be employed to connect to the remote server. Furthermore, if you have numerous SRV records for the very same service, you are able to set various priorities and weights for every single one of them, allowing you to distribute the load between a number of machines. Such a record will permit you to use the same domain address or subdomains under it with different providers, so you could use it for various purposes even if you can't get all of the services from one service provider.

SRV Records in Cloud Website Hosting

You will be able to create a completely new SRV record for each of the domains which you host within a shared website hosting account on our revolutionary cloud platform. Provided that the DNS records for the domain address are handled on our end, you can manage them effortlessly via the respective section of your Hepsia Control Panel and only minutes later any new record which you create will be active. Hepsia comes with a really user-friendly interface and all it will require to create an SRV record is to fill in a couple of text boxes - the service the record will be used for, the Internet protocol as well as the port number. The priority (1-100), weight (1-100) and TTL boxes have default values, that you can leave unless of course the other provider demands different ones. TTL is short for Time To Live and this number indicates the time in seconds for the record to be active in case you change it or erase it at some point, the standard one being 3600.

SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

Creating a new SRV record for any domain address hosted within a semi-dedicated server account on our end is going to be very easy and will require no more than a couple of clicks through a user-friendly interface. Via the DNS administration tool in your Hepsia hosting Control Panel, you are able to create any record you need and as soon as you pick SRV as the type, several more textboxes will appear on your screen. There, you will have to insert the record value, the service, the protocol and also the port number and you will be ready. In addition, if the other company requires it, you're also going to be able to set the weight and priority values when they have to be different from the standard value, which is 10. The range for these two options is from 1 to 100, so you will have numerous possibilities if you use many servers for a particular service. You could also determine how long the new SRV record will remain active if you remove it in the future by setting a TTL (Time To Live) value for it. By default, the TTL is 3600 seconds.