An SRV record is a DNS record, that is used to redirect a domain to a third-party server and employ it for a service different from a site. This may be a Voice-Over-IP server, a video streaming service, an instant messaging system, and so forth. When an SRV record is created, you are able to specify an Internet Protocol the domain will use and the port, which is to be employed to connect to the remote server. Furthermore, in case you have many SRV records for the same service, you can set individual priorities and weights for each and every one of them, so you can spread the load between several machines. Such a record will enable you to use the same domain address or subdomains under it with different providers, so you could employ it for many purposes even if you are unable to get all services from one provider.

SRV Records in Cloud Hosting

If you host a domain inside a cloud hosting account from our company and we handle the DNS records for it, you will be able to create a new SRV record with only a few clicks inside the DNS Records part of your Hepsia Control Panel. Our user-friendly interface makes it more simple to create a new record in comparison with other web hosting Control Panels, so if you want an SRV record, you'll simply have to fill a few boxes and you will be ready. 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 may set any value between 1 and 100 based upon which server you want clients to access first or what instructions the other provider has given you. As an extra option, you can choose how long this record is going to be active after you change it or delete it - the so-called Time To Live time, which is measured in seconds. If not asked otherwise, you could leave the default value there.

SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

A brand new SRV record may be created within just seconds for any domain hosted inside a semi-dedicated server from our company. The Hepsia hosting CP, which is used to handle the semi-dedicated accounts, comes with a rather easy-to-use interface, so you'll be able to set up any DNS record even if you have no previous experience with such matters. After you sign in to the account, you could set up records via the DNS administration tool, which is an element of Hepsia and once you choose SRV for the type, a few text boxes are going to appear. You will need to input the service, port number and protocol information as well as the record value in them and the new record is going to be live shortly after that. The priority and weight options may be set to every value between 1 and 100, the default one being 10. You are able to adjust each of the two in case the other company has required you to do so. In addition, the Time To Live (TTL) value, which shows the duration a record will remain functioning if edited or removed, could also be modified from the standard 3600 seconds.