An SRV record is a DNS record, which is used to point a domain to a third-party server and use it for a service different from a website. This may be a Voice-Over-IP server, a video streaming service, an instant messaging system, and so forth. When an SRV record is set up, you could 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, if you have several SRV records for the same service, you could set various priorities and weights for each and every one of them, allowing you to send out the load between several machines. Such a record will allow you to use the same domain or subdomains under it with different providers, so you're able to employ it for different purposes even if you can't get all services from just one service provider.

SRV Records in Shared Hosting

If you host a domain in a shared hosting account from our company and we manage the DNS records for it, you're going to be able to set up a new SRV record with just a few clicks in the DNS Records part of your Hepsia Control Panel. Our easy to navigate interface makes it much simpler to create a new record in comparison to other web hosting Control Panels, so if you want an SRV record, you'll simply have to fill a few boxes and you'll be all set. This includes the protocol and the port number, the value i.e. the actual record, the priority plus the weight. For the last 2 you may set any value between 1 and 100 depending on which server you would like users to access first or what instructions the other provider has given you. As an additional option, you can pick how long this record will be active after you edit 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 completely new SRV record can be created in just seconds for every single domain hosted in a semi-dedicated server from our company. The Hepsia hosting Control Panel, which is used to control the semi-dedicated accounts, comes with a rather easy-to-use interface, so you'll 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'll be able to create records via the DNS administration tool, which is part of Hepsia and once you select SRV for the type, a few text boxes will appear. You will need to type the service, port number and protocol info as well as the record value in them and the new record will be active shortly after that. The priority and weight options can be set to every value between 1 and 100, the standard one being 10. You may change any one of the two in case the other provider has required you to do so. Additionally, the Time To Live (TTL) value, which indicates the duration a record will remain active if changed or erased, could also be modified from the default 3600 seconds.