An SRV record is a DNS record, which is used to point a domain to a third-party server and employ it for some service different from a web 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 address will use and the port, which is to be used to connect to the remote server. Additionally, in case you have several SRV records for the same service, you'll be able to set various priorities and weights for each and every one of them, so you can distribute the load between several 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 employ it for many purposes even if you cannot get all services from one provider.

SRV Records in Hosting

You will be able to create a new SRV record for each of the domain addresses you host within a shared web hosting account on our innovative cloud platform. Provided that the DNS records for the domain name are handled on our end, you will be able to manage them without difficulty via the respective section of your Hepsia Control Panel and only minutes later any new record that you set up will be active. Hepsia includes a very user-friendly interface and all it will require to create an SRV record is to fill in a few text boxes - the service the record is going to 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 the other company demands different ones. TTL is short for Time To Live and this number reveals the time in seconds for the record to be active when you change it or remove it at some point, the standard one being 3600.

SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

Creating a brand new SRV record for every single domain hosted in a semi-dedicated server account on our end will be very easy and will take no more than several mouse clicks through a user-friendly interface. Via the DNS management tool within your Hepsia website hosting CP, you could make 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 service, the protocol, the record value and the port number and you'll be ready. In addition, if the other service provider requires it, you'll also 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 those 2 options is from 1 to 100, so you have a lot of possibilities if you use a lot of servers for a specific 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.