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 can specify an Internet Protocol the domain address will use and the port, which is to be used to connect to the remote server. Additionally, in case you have numerous SRV records for the exact same service, you are able to set different priorities and weights for every one of them, so you can distribute the load between a number of machines. Such a record will allow you to employ the same domain address or subdomains under it with different companies, so you could employ it for different purposes even if you are unable to get all of the services from a single provider.

SRV Records in Web Hosting

If you have a web hosting account with us and the DNS records for a domain address included in it are handled by our system, you'll be able to create any record that you need without difficulty, including an SRV one. This is done via the user-friendly Hepsia Control Panel and as soon as you sign in to your website hosting account and proceed to the DNS Records section, you'll only have to fill a few boxes with the needed information and your new SRV record will be active within several hours. You can input the service, protocol and the port number that you'd like to use along with the priority and the weight of the new record based upon how you intend to set up your system or what the third-party provider wants. If required, you may also edit the TTL (Time To Live) value for the record, which indicates how long it's going to remain active after you modify or delete it. The default TTL value for most records is 3600 seconds and you will be able to leave it unless you specifically need a different one.

SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

A brand new SRV record may be created in just seconds for every single domain hosted within a semi-dedicated server from our company. The Hepsia hosting Control Panel, employed to control the semi-dedicated accounts, comes with a really easy-to-use interface, so you will be able to create any DNS record even if you have no previous experience with such matters. After you sign in to the account, you'll be able to create records through the DNS management tool, which is an element of Hepsia and once you choose SRV for the type, a few text boxes will appear. You will need to input the service, port number and protocol information plus the record value in them and the new record will be operational soon after that. The priority and weight options can be set to every value between 1 and 100, the standard one being 10. You can adjust each of the two in case the other provider has asked you to do so. Moreover, the Time To Live (TTL) value, which reveals the duration a record is going to remain working if changed or deleted, may also be modified from the default 3600 seconds.