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

SRV Records in Cloud Web Hosting

You'll be able to set up a brand new SRV record for any one of the domain names that you host inside a shared web hosting account on our groundbreaking cloud platform. Given that the DNS records for the domain are handled on our end, you are able to manage them without any difficulty through the respective section of your Hepsia CP and just minutes later any new record which you create will be active. Hepsia includes a rather user-friendly interface and all it requires to create an SRV record is to fill in just 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 default values, which you can leave unless the other provider demands different ones. TTL stands short for Time To Live and this number illustrates the time in seconds for the record to remain active when you change it or remove it at some point, the standard one being 3600.

SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

A new SRV record may be created in a matter of seconds for every single domain address hosted in a semi-dedicated server from our company. The Hepsia hosting CP, used to control the semi-dedicated accounts, comes with a really easy-to-use interface, so you will be able to create any DNS record even when you have no previous experience with such matters. After you sign in to the account, you are able to set up records using the DNS management tool, which is a part of Hepsia and once you select SRV for the type, a few text boxes will appear. You will need to input the service, port number and protocol details plus the record value in them and the new record will be live soon after that. The priority and weight options may be set to any value between 1 and 100, the default one being 10. You'll be able to adjust any one of the two in case the other provider has requested you to do so. Moreover, the Time To Live (TTL) value, which shows the duration a record will remain live if changed or erased, could also be modified from the default 3600 seconds.