An SRV record is a DNS record, which is used to forward a domain to a third-party server and use it for a service different from a website. 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 that the domain will use and the port, which is to be employed to connect to the remote server. In addition, in case you have a few SRV records for the same service, you could set different priorities and weights for each one of them, so you can spread the load between a number of machines. Such a record allows you to employ the same domain address or subdomains under it with different companies, so you can use it for many purposes even if you are unable to get all services from just one service provider.

SRV Records in Shared Hosting

You'll be able to create a completely new SRV record for any of the domain names you host within a shared website hosting account on our innovative cloud platform. Assuming that the DNS records for the domain name are handled on our end, you can manage them effortlessly in the respective section of your Hepsia CP and minutes later any new record that you set up will be active. Hepsia includes a very intuitive interface and all it will take to set up 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 could leave unless of course the other provider requires different ones. TTL stands short for Time To Live and this number shows the time in seconds for the record to remain active in case you modify it or delete it at some point, the standard one being 3600.

SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Because we acknowledge how irritating it may be to manage DNS records, we're going to provide you with an easy-to-use DNS management tool as part of our custom-made Hepsia CP, so if you host your domains within a semi-dedicated server account from our company, you are going to be able to set up an SRV record with no troubles. We also have a step-by-step guide, that'll make things much easier. Using an intuitive interface, you'll need to type in the info that the other company has provided you with - protocol, port number and service. Unless they have given you specific instructions to modify the priority and / or the weight values, you can leave these two options as they are and your brand new record will go live within a couple of minutes. The Time To Live option (TTL) could also be set to a custom value, but typically the standard value of 3600 seconds is used for almost all records. This value reveals the time the record will continue existing after it is edited or removed.