An SRV record is a DNS record, that is used to forward a domain name to a third-party server and use 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 can specify an Internet Protocol the domain will use and the port, that will be employed to connect to the remote server. Also, if you have several SRV records for the exact same service, you can set individual priorities and weights for each one of them, so you're able to spread the load between several machines. Such a record allows you to use the same domain address or subdomains under it with different companies, so you could employ it for many purposes even if you are unable to get all the services from just one provider.

SRV Records in Hosting

If you host a domain address within a hosting account from our company and we control the DNS records for it, you will be able to set up a new SRV record with a few mouse clicks inside the DNS Records area of your Hepsia CP. Our easy to work with interface makes it much simpler to set up a new record compared with other web hosting Control Panels, so if you require an SRV record, you'll simply have to fill a couple of boxes and you will be ready. This includes the protocol as well as the port number, the value i.e. the actual record, the priority plus the weight. For the last two you may set any value between 1 and 100 based on which server you want clients to access first or what instructions the other provider has given you. As an additional option, you may choose how long this record is going to be active after you change it or delete it - the so-called Time To Live time, that is measured in seconds. If you're not asked otherwise, you can leave the default value there.

SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

A brand new SRV record can be created in a matter of seconds for each and every domain hosted in a semi-dedicated server from our company. The Hepsia hosting CP, which is used to manage the semi-dedicated accounts, includes a really 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 can create records with the DNS administration tool, which is a part of Hepsia and once you pick SRV for the type, a few text boxes are going to appear. You have to input the service, port number and protocol info along with the record value in them and the new record is going to be active right after that. The priority and weight options can be set to every value between 1 and 100, the standard one being 10. You'll be able to adjust any one of the two in case the other provider has asked you to do so. Additionally, the Time To Live (TTL) value, which reveals the duration a record is going to remain working if changed or deleted, can also be modified from the standard 3600 seconds.