An SRV record is a DNS record, which is used to forward a domain name to a third-party server and use it for a service different from an Internet site. This may be a Voice-Over-IP server, a video streaming service, an instant messaging system, etc. When an SRV record is created, you are able to specify an Internet Protocol which the domain will use and the port, that will be used to connect to the remote server. Moreover, provided that you have a few SRV records for the very same service, you could set various priorities and weights for each and every one of them, so you can distribute the load between a number of 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 employ it for various purposes even if you cannot get all the services from a single service provider.

SRV Records in Cloud Hosting

You're going to be able to set up a new SRV record for each of the domain names which you host within a shared web hosting account on our groundbreaking cloud platform. Assuming that the DNS records for the domain are handled on our end, you can manage them with ease through the respective section of your Hepsia Control Panel and only minutes later any new record that you set up is going to be active. Hepsia comes with a very intuitive interface and all it takes to create an SRV record is to fill in just a few text boxes - the service the record is going to be used for, the Internet protocol plus the port number. The priority (1-100), weight (1-100) and TTL boxes have standard values, that you can leave except when the other provider requires different ones. TTL is short for Time To Live and this number indicates the time in seconds for the record to stay active in case you modify it or remove it at some point, the standard one being 3600.

SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

A completely new SRV record could be created within seconds for each and every 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 rather easy-to-use interface, so you'll be able to create any DNS record even when you have no previous experience with such matters. After you sign in to the account, you could create records through 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 will need to input the service, port number and protocol information plus the record value in them and the new record will be operational shortly after that. The priority and weight options could be set to every value between 1 and 100, the standard one being 10. You are able to adjust each of the two in case the other company has asked you to do so. In addition, the Time To Live (TTL) value, which reveals the duration a record is going to remain active if edited or removed, may also be modified from the default 3600 seconds.