An SRV record is a DNS record, which is used to point a domain name to a third-party server and use it for a service different from an Internet site. This could be a Voice-Over-IP server, a video streaming service, an instant messaging system, and so on. When an SRV record is created, you can specify an Internet Protocol which the domain address will use and the port, which will be employed to connect to the remote server. Additionally, if you have many SRV records for the exact same service, you can set different priorities and weights for every one of them, allowing you to distribute the load between several machines. Such a record will enable you to use the same domain name or subdomains under it with different companies, so you can employ it for different purposes even if you can't get all of the services from a single service provider.

SRV Records in Shared Website Hosting

If you have a shared website hosting account with our company and the DNS records for a domain name added in it are managed by our system, you'll be able to create any record that you need with ease, including an SRV one. This is done with the user-friendly Hepsia Control Panel and as soon as you log in to your web hosting account and check out the DNS Records section, you will simply have to fill a few boxes with the required data and your new SRV record is going to be active within a few hours. You can enter the service, protocol and the port number which you want to use and also the priority and the weight of the new record based on how you intend to set up your system or what the third-party provider wants. If required, you can even change the TTL (Time To Live) value for the record, which indicates how long it is going to remain active after you edit or delete it. The default TTL value for the majority of records is 3600 seconds and you can leave it if you do not specifically need a different one.

SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

A brand new SRV record could be created within seconds for each domain address hosted within a semi-dedicated server from our company. The Hepsia hosting CP, employed to manage the semi-dedicated accounts, features a rather easy-to-use interface, so you will be able to create any DNS record even though you may have no previous experience with such matters. After you sign in to the account, you may create records via the DNS administration tool, which is part of Hepsia and once you select SRV for the type, a few text boxes are going to appear. You need to type the service, port number and protocol information as well as the record value in them and the new record will be working right after that. The priority and weight options could be set to every value between 1 and 100, the default one being 10. You'll be able to adjust any one of the two in case the other provider has asked you to do so. Additionally, the Time To Live (TTL) value, which indicates the duration a record will remain working if changed or deleted, can also be modified from the default 3600 seconds.