An SRV record is a DNS record, that is used to direct a domain to a third-party server and use it for a service different from a website. This could be a Voice-Over-IP server, a video streaming service, an instant messaging system, etc. When an SRV record is set up, you could specify an Internet Protocol the domain will use and the port, that will be used to connect to the remote server. Also, if you have several SRV records for the exact same service, you can set various priorities and weights for every one of them, in order to send out the load between many machines. Such a record will enable you to use the same domain name or subdomains under it with different providers, so you could employ it for many purposes even if you cannot get all services from one provider.

SRV Records in Cloud Website Hosting

You will be able to create a new SRV record for each of the domains that you host in a shared web hosting account on our cutting-edge cloud platform. Given that the DNS records for the domain address are handled on our end, you’ll be able to manage them effortlessly in the respective section of your Hepsia Control Panel and only minutes later any new record you set up is going to be active. Hepsia includes a very user-friendly interface and all it will take to set up an SRV record is to fill in a couple of text boxes - the service the record will be used for, the Internet protocol and the port number. The priority (1-100), weight (1-100) and TTL boxes have default values, which you could leave unless the other company needs different ones. TTL stands short for Time To Live and this number shows the time in seconds for the record to be active when you edit it or delete it at some point, the standard one being 3600.

SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Creating a new SRV record for each and every domain name hosted inside a semi-dedicated server account on our end is going to be very easy and will take no more than several mouse clicks via a user-friendly interface. Using the DNS management tool in your Hepsia hosting Control Panel, you are able to create any record you need and as soon as you pick SRV as the type, several additional textboxes will appear on your screen. There, you will have to type in the record value, the protocol, the service along with the port number and you'll be set. Optionally, if the other service provider requires it, you'll also be able to set the weight and priority values in case they have to be different from the standard value, which is 10. The range for those two options is from 1 to 100, so you have a great deal of possibilities if you use a large number of servers for a specific service. Also, you can define how long the newly created SRV record will remain active if you remove it in the future by setting a TTL (Time To Live) value for it. By default, the TTL is 3600 seconds.