An SRV record is a DNS record, that is used to redirect a domain to a third-party server and employ it for some service different from a site. This could be a Voice-Over-IP server, a video streaming service, an instant messaging system, and so forth. When an SRV record is created, you could specify an Internet Protocol the domain address will use and the port, that will be used to connect to the remote server. Moreover, provided that you have several SRV records for the exact same service, you can set different priorities and weights for each one of them, so you can send out the load between a number of machines. Such a record will permit you to use the same domain name or subdomains under it with different companies, so you could use it for many purposes even if you can't get all of the services from a single service provider.

SRV Records in Shared Website Hosting

If you have a shared website hosting account with our company and the DNS records for a domain added in it are handled by our system, you're going to be able to set up any record that you need effortlessly, including an SRV one. This is done with the user-friendly Hepsia Control Panel and when you log in to your hosting account and check out the DNS Records section, you will only need to fill a couple of boxes with the required information and your new SRV record is going to be active within a couple of hours. You can enter the service, protocol and the port number that you'd like to use plus the priority and the weight of the new record depending on how you want to set up your system or what the third-party provider requires. If necessary, you may also change the TTL (Time To Live) value for the record, which indicates how long it will remain active after you change or erase it. The default TTL value for the majority of records is 3600 seconds and you will be able to leave it if you don't specifically need a different one.

SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Setting up a completely new SRV record for each and every domain hosted inside a semi-dedicated server account on our end will be very easy and is going to take no more than just a few mouse clicks via a user-friendly interface. Via the DNS management tool inside your Hepsia hosting Control Panel, you could make any record you need and as soon as you select SRV as the type, several more textboxes will appear on your screen. There, you'll have to input the record value, the service, the protocol as well as the port number and you'll be ready. In addition, if the other service provider requires it, you will also be able to set the weight and priority values in case they have to be different from the standard value, which is 10. The range for these two options is from 1 to 100, so you have a great deal of possibilities if you use many servers for a given service. You can also define how long the new SRV record will remain active in case you delete it in the future by setting a TTL (Time To Live) value for it. By default, the TTL is 3600 seconds.