An SRV record is a DNS record, that is used to redirect a domain to a third-party server and employ it for a 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 that the domain address will use and the port, which will be employed to connect to the remote server. Additionally, provided that you have a few SRV records for the exact same service, you'll be able to set individual priorities and weights for each one of them, so that you can spread 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 could employ it for various purposes even if you are not able to get all of the services from just one service provider.

SRV Records in Cloud Hosting

Provided you have a cloud hosting account with our company and the DNS records for a domain name included in it are controlled by our system, you'll be able to set up any record that you need easily, including an SRV one. This is done with the user-friendly Hepsia Control Panel and as soon as you log in to your hosting account and visit the DNS Records section, you will only need to fill a couple of boxes with the required info and your new SRV record is going to be active within a couple of hours. You can input the service, protocol and the port number that you'd like to use and also the priority and the weight of the new record based upon how you would like to set up your system or what the third-party provider requires. When required, you can also change the TTL (Time To Live) value for the record, which indicates how long it's going to remain active after you edit or erase it. The default TTL value for most records is 3600 seconds and you will be able to leave it if you don't specifically need a different one.

SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Using a semi-dedicated server plan from our company, you'll be able to benefit from our easy to navigate DNS management tool, that is a part of the in-house developed Hepsia hosting Control Panel. It will give you a quite simple interface to set up a new record for every single domain address hosted in the account, so if you need to use a domain for any purpose, you can create a new SRV record with just a few mouse clicks. Via very simple text boxes, you'll have to type in the service, protocol and port number details, which you must 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 intend 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. Additionally, you have the option to adjust the TTL value from the default 3600 seconds to a various different value - in this way setting the time this record is going to be live in the global DNS system after you erase it or change it.