An SRV record is a DNS record, which is used to forward a domain name to a third-party server and employ it for some service different from a site. This can be a Voice-Over-IP server, a video streaming service, an instant messaging system, and so forth. When an SRV record is set up, you can specify an Internet Protocol that the domain name will use and the port, that will be used to connect to the remote server. Also, provided that you have numerous SRV records for the very same service, you could set various priorities and weights for every one of them, so you can spread the load between several machines. Such a record allows you to use the same domain address or subdomains under it with different companies, so you could employ it for many purposes even if you are unable to get all the services from just one service provider.

SRV Records in Website Hosting

If you host a domain in a website hosting account from our company and we manage the DNS records for it, you'll be able to set up a new SRV record with just a few mouse clicks inside the DNS Records section of your Hepsia CP. Our intuitive interface makes it much easier to set up a new record compared to other website hosting Control Panels, so if you require an SRV record, you will only need to fill a couple of boxes and you'll be set. This includes the protocol and also the port number, the value i.e. the actual record, the priority and the weight. For the last 2 you can set any value in between 1 and 100 based on which server you'd like clients to access first or what instructions the other provider has given you. As an additional option, you can choose how long this record will be active after you modify it or delete it - the so-called Time To Live time, that is measured in seconds. If you're not required otherwise, you may leave the default value there.

SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

A brand new SRV record may be created in just seconds for every domain hosted within a semi-dedicated server from our company. The Hepsia hosting Control Panel, used to manage the semi-dedicated accounts, features a really easy-to-use interface, so you will be able to create 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 with the DNS management tool, which is an element of Hepsia and once you choose SRV for the type, a few text boxes will appear. You need to enter the service, port number and protocol information plus the record value in them and the new record is going to be operational shortly after that. The priority and weight options could be set to every value between 1 and 100, the default one being 10. You can adjust each of the two in case the other company has asked you to do so. Also, the Time To Live (TTL) value, which shows the duration a record is going to remain functioning if edited or erased, could also be modified from the default 3600 seconds.