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

SRV Records in Cloud Web Hosting

You'll be able to set up a completely new SRV record for each of the domain addresses which you host within a shared website hosting account on our innovative cloud platform. Given that the DNS records for the domain address are handled on our end, you will be able to manage them effortlessly via the respective section of your Hepsia CP and only minutes later any new record you create is going to be active. Hepsia comes with a really intuitive 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 and also the port number. The priority (1-100), weight (1-100) and TTL boxes have default values, which you can leave except if the other provider demands different ones. TTL stands short for Time To Live and this number illustrates the time in seconds for the record to remain active when you modify it or remove it at some point, the standard one being 3600.

SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

Creating a completely new SRV record for every domain name hosted inside a semi-dedicated server account on our end is going to be very easy and is going to take no more than a few clicks through a user-friendly interface. Through the DNS administration tool inside your Hepsia hosting CP, you are able to create any record you need and when you select SRV as the type, several more textboxes will appear on your screen. There, you must input the record value, the service, the protocol along with the port number and you'll be ready. Additionally, if the other company requires it, you are also going to be able to set the weight and priority values in case 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've got a number of possibilities if you use many servers for a specific service. You may also define how long the new SRV record will remain live if you erase it in the future by setting a TTL (Time To Live) value for it. By default, the TTL is 3600 seconds.