An SRV record is a DNS record, that is used to forward a domain name to a third-party server and use it for some service different from an Internet site. This may 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 the domain name will use and the port, which will be used to connect to the remote server. In addition, if you have several SRV records for the exact same service, you are able to set individual priorities and weights for each and every one of them, so you can spread the load between several machines. Such a record will enable you to use the same domain name or subdomains under it with different providers, so you're able to employ it for various purposes even if you are not able to get all the services from a single provider.

SRV Records in Web Hosting

You will be able to set up a brand new SRV record for any of the domains that you host inside a shared website hosting account on our revolutionary cloud platform. Assuming that the DNS records for the domain address are handled on our end, you are able to manage them without any difficulty through the respective section of your Hepsia Control Panel and just minutes later any new record which you set up is going to be active. Hepsia comes with a rather user-friendly interface and all it will take to create an SRV record is to fill in a couple of text boxes - the service the record is going to be used for, the Internet protocol and also the port number. The priority (1-100), weight (1-100) and TTL boxes have default values, which you can leave except when the other company requires different ones. TTL is short for Time To Live and this number indicates the time in seconds for the record to stay active if you change it or erase it at some point, the standard one being 3600.

SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

Since we realize how annoying it can be to handle DNS records, we will give you an easy-to-use DNS administration tool as part of our custom-made Hepsia CP, so when you host your domains in a semi-dedicated server account from our company, you'll be able to set up an SRV record without any problems. We have a step-by-step guide, that will make things that much easier. Using an intuitive interface, you will need to input the info that the other company has provided you with - protocol, port number and service. Unless they have given you specific directions to change the priority and / or the weight values, you may leave these two options as they are and your new record will go live in a few minutes. The Time To Live option (TTL) may also be set to a custom value, but usually the standard value of 3600 seconds is used for the majority of records. This value reveals the time the record will keep existing after it is modified or deleted.