An SRV record is a DNS record, which is used to forward a domain to a third-party server and use it for some service different from a website. This may be a Voice-Over-IP server, a video streaming service, an instant messaging system, and so on. When an SRV record is created, you could specify an Internet Protocol the domain address will use and the port, that will be employed to connect to the remote server. In addition, if you have many SRV records for the exact same service, you are able to set various priorities and weights for every single one of them, allowing you to distribute the load between many machines. Such a record allows you to employ the same domain address or subdomains under it with different providers, so you can employ it for many purposes even if you are not able to get all services from just one service provider.

SRV Records in Web Hosting

Provided you have a web hosting account with us 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 CP and once you sign in to your web hosting account and proceed to the DNS Records section, you'll simply have to fill a couple of boxes with the needed information and your new SRV record is going to be active in several hours. You can type in the service, protocol and the port number you'd like to use as well as the priority and the weight of the new record based on how you would like to set up your system or what the third-party provider needs. If necessary, you can even modify the TTL (Time To Live) value for the record, which reveals how long it will remain active after you change or remove it. The default TTL value for almost all records is 3600 seconds and you’ll be able to leave it if you do not specifically need a different one.

SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

By using a semi-dedicated server plan from our company, you'll be able to benefit from the intuitive DNS administration tool, which is a part of the in-house designed Hepsia hosting Control Panel. It's going to give you a very simple user interface to create a new record for every single domain name hosted inside the account, so if you want to use a domain name for any purpose, you can set up a completely new SRV record with only a couple of mouse clicks. Via very simple text boxes, you'll need to input the service, protocol and port number details, which you ought to have from the company providing you the service. Also, you are going to be able to choose what priority and weight the record will have if you intend to use a couple or more machines for the same service. The default value for them is 10, but you can set any other value between 1 and 100 if required. Moreover, you have the option to adjust the TTL value from the default 3600 seconds to a various different value - this way setting the time this record will be active in the global DNS system after you remove it or change it.