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 website. This could be a Voice-Over-IP server, a video streaming service, an instant messaging system, and many others. When an SRV record is set up, you could specify an Internet Protocol the domain name will use and the port, which will be used to connect to the remote server. Furthermore, provided that you have several SRV records for the very same service, you can set different priorities and weights for every single one of them, so you're able to spread the load between several machines. Such a record will enable you to use the same domain or subdomains under it with different providers, so you could employ it for different purposes even if you can't get all services from just one provider.

SRV Records in Cloud Hosting

If you host a domain address inside a cloud hosting account from our company and we control the DNS records for it, you'll be able to create a new SRV record with only a few mouse clicks inside the DNS Records part of your Hepsia CP. Our user-friendly interface makes it much easier to set up a new record in comparison with other hosting Control Panels, so if you want an SRV record, you will only need to fill a couple of boxes and you'll be all set. This includes the protocol and 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 upon which server you would like users to access first or what instructions the other provider has given you. As an added option, you can select how long this record will be active after you change it or delete it - the so-called Time To Live time, that’s measured in seconds. If you're not asked otherwise, you may leave the default value there.

SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

A brand new SRV record may be created in just seconds for every domain name hosted inside a semi-dedicated server from our company. The Hepsia hosting Control Panel, employed to control the semi-dedicated accounts, comes with a very easy-to-use interface, so you'll be able to create any DNS record although you may have no previous experience with such matters. After you sign in to the account, you can set up records through the DNS administration tool, which is part of Hepsia and once you pick SRV for the type, a few text boxes are going to appear. You have to enter the service, port number and protocol information as well as the record value in them and the new record is going to be working soon after that. The priority and weight options can be set to every value between 1 and 100, the default one being 10. You are able to change any one of the two in case the other provider has requested you to do so. Furthermore, the Time To Live (TTL) value, which indicates the duration a record is going to remain functioning if edited or erased, may also be modified from the standard 3600 seconds.