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 web 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 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 same service, you can set individual priorities and weights for each one of them, in order to spread the load between a number of machines. Such a record will enable you to employ the same domain address or subdomains under it with different companies, so you could employ it for many purposes even if you cannot get all services from just one service provider.

SRV Records in Shared Hosting

You're going to be able to create a new SRV record for any of the domains that you host in a shared web hosting account on our cutting-edge cloud platform. Given that the DNS records for the domain name are handled on our end, you can manage them without any difficulty in the respective section of your Hepsia CP and minutes later any new record you set up will be active. Hepsia features a really 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 plus the port number. The priority (1-100), weight (1-100) and TTL boxes have default values, which you can leave unless of course the other company needs different ones. TTL stands short for Time To Live and this number illustrates the time in seconds for the record to stay active when you modify it or remove it at some point, the default one being 3600.

SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

With a semi-dedicated server plan from us, you will be able to benefit from the intuitive DNS management tool, which is a part of the in-house developed Hepsia web hosting CP. It will give you a quite simple interface to set up a new record for each domain name hosted inside the account, so if you would like to use a domain address for any purpose, you can create a brand new SRV record with a couple of mouse clicks. Through basic text boxes, you will need to enter the service, protocol and port number details, which you must have from the company providing you with the service. Also, you will be able to select what priority and weight the record will have if you intend to use a couple or more machines for the exact same service. The standard value for them is 10, but you can set any other value between 1 and 100 if necessary. In addition, you will have the option to adjust the TTL value from the default 3600 seconds to a various different value - thus setting the time this record is going to be active in the global DNS system after you delete it or change it.