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

SRV Records in Cloud Hosting

If 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 through the user-friendly Hepsia CP and as soon as you sign in to your hosting account and go to the DNS Records section, you'll only have to fill a couple of boxes with the required info and your new SRV record is going to be active within several hours. You can type in the service, protocol and the port number you'd like to use plus the priority and the weight of the new record based on how you need to set up your system or what the third-party provider wants. When 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 modify or erase it. The standard TTL value for almost all records is 3600 seconds and you can leave it if you don't specifically need a different one.

SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

A completely new SRV record may be created within just seconds for every single domain name hosted in a semi-dedicated server from our company. The Hepsia hosting Control Panel, used to handle the semi-dedicated accounts, includes a really easy-to-use interface, so you'll be able to set up any DNS record although you may have no previous experience with such matters. After you sign in to the account, you are able to set up records using the DNS management tool, which is a part of Hepsia and once you select SRV for the type, a few text boxes are going to appear. You will need to enter the service, port number and protocol information plus the record value in them and the new record will be live shortly after that. The priority and weight options may be set to every value between 1 and 100, the standard one being 10. You can adjust each of the two in case the other provider has asked you to do so. Furthermore, the Time To Live (TTL) value, which reveals the duration a record will remain working if edited or removed, may also be modified from the default 3600 seconds.