An SRV record is a DNS record, which is used to point 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 so on. When an SRV record is set up, you can specify an Internet Protocol that the domain address will use and the port, which will be used to connect to the remote server. Also, if you have a few SRV records for the same service, you can set individual priorities and weights for every single one of them, so you can distribute the load between many machines. Such a record will allow you to employ the same domain or subdomains under it with different companies, so you can use it for various purposes even if you are not able to get all the services from just one provider.

SRV Records in Cloud Hosting

You are going to be able to set up a completely new SRV record for any of the domain addresses you host in a shared website hosting account on our groundbreaking cloud platform. Given that the DNS records for the domain address are handled on our end, you are able to manage them effortlessly via the respective section of your Hepsia Control Panel and minutes later any new record you create will be active. Hepsia features a highly intuitive interface and all it takes 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 plus the port number. The priority (1-100), weight (1-100) and TTL boxes have standard values, which you could leave except if the other company demands different ones. TTL stands short for Time To Live and this number illustrates the time in seconds for the record to stay active if you modify it or delete it at some point, the default one being 3600.

SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

By using a semi-dedicated server solution from us, you are going to be able to benefit from the easy to work with DNS administration tool, that is a part of the in-house developed Hepsia website hosting Control Panel. It will give you a rather simple user interface to create a new record for each and every domain name hosted in the account, so if you wish to use a domain name for any purpose, you can set up a completely new SRV record with a couple of mouse clicks. Via simple text boxes, you will need to enter the service, protocol and port number information, which you should have from the company providing you the service. Furthermore, you are going to be able to select what priority and weight the record will have if you're planning to use a couple or more machines for the exact same service. The default value for them is 10, but you could set any other value between 1 and 100 if needed. Furthermore, you will have the option to change the TTL value from the default 3600 seconds to any other value - in this way setting the time this record will be active in the global DNS system after you delete it or change it.