An SRV record is a DNS record, that is used to redirect a domain name to a third-party server and employ it for some service different from a website. This can be a Voice-Over-IP server, a video streaming service, an instant messaging system, and many others. When an SRV record is created, you are able to specify an Internet Protocol which the domain name will use and the port, which will be employed to connect to the remote server. Also, in case you have numerous SRV records for the exact same service, you could set individual priorities and weights for each and every one of them, in order to spread the load between several machines. Such a record will permit you to employ the same domain or subdomains under it with different providers, so you can use it for different purposes even if you cannot get all services from just one service provider.
SRV Records in Cloud Web Hosting
You'll be able to set up a completely new SRV record for any of the domains you host within a shared web hosting account on our groundbreaking cloud platform. Assuming that the DNS records for the domain name are handled on our end, you’ll be able to manage them with ease through the respective section of your Hepsia Control Panel and only minutes later any new record that you create will be active. Hepsia features a highly user-friendly interface and all it will require to create an SRV record is to fill in just a few text boxes - the service the record will be used for, the Internet protocol and also the port number. The priority (1-100), weight (1-100) and TTL boxes have standard values, which you could leave unless the other provider requires different ones. TTL is short for Time To Live and this number reveals the time in seconds for the record to be active in case you edit it or erase it at some point, the standard one being 3600.
SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Servers
With a semi-dedicated server solution from our company, you will be able to employ the user-friendly DNS management tool, that is a part of the in-house developed Hepsia hosting Control Panel. It's going to give you a quite simple interface to create a new record for each and every domain name hosted inside the account, so if you need to use a domain address for any purpose, you can create a completely new SRV record with only a couple of clicks. Through basic text boxes, you will have to type in the service, protocol and port number details, which you should have from the company providing you with the service. Also, you'll be able to pick what priority and weight the record will have if you're going to use a couple or more machines for the exact same service. The default value for them is 10, but you can set any other value between 1 and 100 if needed. Furthermore, you will have the option to adjust the TTL value from the standard 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 remove it or edit it.