An SRV record is a DNS record, which is used to redirect a domain to a third-party server and employ it for a service different from a site. 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 can specify an Internet Protocol the domain address will use and the port, that will be used to connect to the remote server. Furthermore, in case you have several SRV records for the same service, you are able to set various priorities and weights for each one of them, so you're able to send out the load between a number of machines. Such a record will allow you to use the same domain address or subdomains under it with different companies, so you can use it for many purposes even if you cannot get all of the services from just one provider.

SRV Records in Shared Web Hosting

You are going to be able to set up a completely new SRV record for any one of the domain names which you host within a shared web hosting account on our cutting-edge cloud platform. Assuming that the DNS records for the domain name are handled on our end, you are able to manage them with ease through the respective section of your Hepsia CP and only minutes later any new record you set up is going to be active. Hepsia comes with a rather user-friendly interface and all it takes 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 if the other provider demands different ones. TTL is 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 default one being 3600.

SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

A brand new SRV record may be created within just seconds for every domain hosted in a semi-dedicated server from our company. The Hepsia hosting CP, used to handle the semi-dedicated accounts, includes a really easy-to-use interface, so you will be able to create any DNS record even if you have no previous experience with such matters. After you sign in to the account, you are able to set up records through the DNS administration tool, which is part of Hepsia and once you choose SRV for the type, a few text boxes are going to appear. You need to enter the service, port number and protocol information along with the record value in them and the new record is going to be operational shortly after that. The priority and weight options can be set to any value between 1 and 100, the default one being 10. You are able to change any one of the two in case the other company has requested you to do so. In addition, the Time To Live (TTL) value, which indicates the duration a record is going to remain live if edited or erased, can also be modified from the default 3600 seconds.