An SRV record is a DNS record, that is used to redirect a domain name to a third-party server and employ it for some service different from a web site. This could be a Voice-Over-IP server, a video streaming service, an instant messaging system, etc. When an SRV record is created, you could specify an Internet Protocol which the domain will use and the port, which is to be used to connect to the remote server. In addition, in case you have a few SRV records for the same service, you'll be able to set different priorities and weights for every single one of them, in order to distribute the load between a number of machines. Such a record allows you to employ the same domain or subdomains under it with different companies, so you're able to employ it for different purposes even if you cannot get all of the services from one service provider.

SRV Records in Cloud Web Hosting

You'll be able to create a completely new SRV record for any of the domain addresses that you host within a shared web hosting account on our revolutionary cloud platform. Provided that the DNS records for the domain name are handled on our end, you will be able to manage them without any difficulty via the respective section of your Hepsia CP and minutes later any new record you create is going to be active. Hepsia features a very user-friendly interface and all it will take 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 plus the port number. The priority (1-100), weight (1-100) and TTL boxes have default values, that you can leave except when the other company 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 remove it at some point, the standard one being 3600.

SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

Setting up a brand new SRV record for any domain hosted in 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. Through the DNS administration tool in your Hepsia website hosting CP, you can create any record that you need and as soon as you select SRV as the type, several more textboxes will appear on your screen. There, you will have to insert the record value, the protocol, the service and also the port number and you will be ready. Additionally, in case the other service provider requires it, you'll also be able to set the weight and priority values if 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 numerous possibilities if you use a large number of servers for a particular service. You can also determine how long the new SRV record will remain live if you delete it in the future by setting a TTL (Time To Live) value for it. By default, the TTL is 3600 seconds.