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 a web 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 the domain name will use and the port, which is to be used to connect to the remote server. In addition, provided that you have several SRV records for the same service, you could set individual priorities and weights for every one of them, so you're able to send out the load between several machines. Such a record allows you to employ the same domain address or subdomains under it with different providers, so you're able to use it for different purposes even if you can't get all the services from one provider.

SRV Records in Cloud Web Hosting

You'll be able to set up a new SRV record for any of the domain names you host in a shared website hosting account on our revolutionary cloud platform. Assuming that the DNS records for the domain address are handled on our end, you will be able to manage them effortlessly in the respective section of your Hepsia CP and only minutes later any new record you set up is going to be active. Hepsia features a rather intuitive interface and all it requires to create an SRV record is to fill in a few text boxes - the service the record is going to be used for, the Internet protocol and the port number. The priority (1-100), weight (1-100) and TTL boxes have standard values, that you can leave unless the other provider needs different ones. TTL stands short for Time To Live and this number illustrates the time in seconds for the record to stay active when you change it or erase it at some point, the default one being 3600.

SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

Setting up a completely new SRV record for any domain address hosted within a semi-dedicated server account on our end will be very easy and will require no more than a couple of mouse clicks through a user-friendly interface. Via the DNS administration tool within your Hepsia web hosting CP, you are able to create any record you need and once you pick SRV as the type, several more textboxes will appear on your screen. There, you'll have to insert the record value, the protocol, the service as well as the port number and you will be ready. Furthermore, if the other company requires it, you're also going to be able to set the weight and priority values if they have to be different from the default value, which is 10. The range for these 2 options is from 1 to 100, so you will have lots of possibilities if you use many servers for a specific service. You may also define how long the new SRV record will remain live in case you erase it in the future by setting a TTL (Time To Live) value for it. By default, the TTL is 3600 seconds.