An SRV record is a DNS record, that is used to point a domain to a third-party server and employ it for some service different from an Internet site. This can 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 are able to specify an Internet Protocol which the domain name will use and the port, which is to be employed to connect to the remote server. Additionally, if you have several SRV records for the same service, you'll be able to set different priorities and weights for each and every one of them, so you're able to send out the load between many machines. Such a record will enable you to use the same domain address or subdomains under it with different providers, so you're able to use it for different purposes even if you can't get all the services from one provider.

SRV Records in Website Hosting

You are going to be able to set up a new SRV record for each of the domain addresses you host inside a shared website hosting account on our revolutionary cloud platform. Given that the DNS records for the domain address are handled on our end, you will be able to manage them without difficulty via the respective section of your Hepsia CP and only minutes later any new record which you set up will be active. Hepsia includes a very user-friendly interface and all it takes to create an SRV record is to fill in a couple of text boxes - the service the record is going to be used for, the Internet protocol and the port number. The priority (1-100), weight (1-100) and TTL boxes have standard values, which you can leave except if the other provider demands different ones. TTL is short for Time To Live and this number reveals the time in seconds for the record to stay active in case you change it or remove it at some point, the default one being 3600.

SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

A brand new SRV record could be created within just seconds for any domain address hosted in a semi-dedicated server from our company. The Hepsia hosting CP, which is used to control the semi-dedicated accounts, features a very 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 could create records via the DNS management tool, which is part of Hepsia and once you select SRV for the type, a few text boxes are going to appear. You have to type the service, port number and protocol info in addition to the record value in them and the new record is going to be operational shortly after that. The priority and weight options can be set to every value between 1 and 100, the default one being 10. You can change each of the two in case the other company has required you to do so. Moreover, the Time To Live (TTL) value, which shows the duration a record is going to remain active if changed or removed, may also be modified from the standard 3600 seconds.