An SRV record is a DNS record, which is used to direct a domain name to a third-party server and use it for a service different from a 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 created, you could specify an Internet Protocol that the domain will use and the port, which is to be used to connect to the remote server. Furthermore, provided that you have many SRV records for the exact same service, you are able to set different priorities and weights for each and every one of them, allowing you to distribute the load between several machines. Such a record will permit you to employ the same domain address or subdomains under it with different companies, so you're able to use it for different purposes even if you are not able to get all services from a single provider.

SRV Records in Website Hosting

The Hepsia Control Panel, provided with each and every website hosting plan we offer, gives you an easy means to set up any DNS record you need for a domain address or a subdomain inside your account. The easy-to-use interface is a lot simpler than what other companies provide and you will not have to do anything more difficult than to fill a few boxes. For a new SRV record, you will need to sign in, check out the DNS Records section and click on the "New" button. Within the small pop-up which will show up, you have to type in the service, protocol and port details. You can also set the priority and weight values, which should be between 1 and 100, that would matter if you have no less than two servers dealing with the exact same service. If you are using a machine from a different company, they might also ask you to set a TTL value different from the default 3600 seconds. This value determines how long the newly created record is going to remain functional after you change it in the future.

SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

A new SRV record can be created in a matter of seconds for any domain hosted inside a semi-dedicated server from our company. The Hepsia hosting Control Panel, employed to handle the semi-dedicated accounts, features a very easy-to-use interface, so you will be able to create any DNS record even if you have no previous experience with such matters. After you sign in to the account, you could set up records with the DNS management tool, which is part of Hepsia and once you select SRV for the type, a few text boxes are going to appear. You have to type the service, port number and protocol information along with the record value in them and the new record is going to be active soon after that. The priority and weight options could be set to any value between 1 and 100, the standard one being 10. You are able to adjust any of the two in case the other provider has asked you to do so. Furthermore, the Time To Live (TTL) value, which shows the duration a record is going to remain live if edited or erased, could also be modified from the standard 3600 seconds.