An SRV record is a DNS record, that is used to forward a domain name to a third-party server and employ it for some service different from a web site. This could be a Voice-Over-IP server, a video streaming service, an instant messaging system, and so forth. When an SRV record is created, you can specify an Internet Protocol which the domain will use and the port, which will be employed to connect to the remote server. Also, in case you have several SRV records for the exact same service, you could set different priorities and weights for each one of them, so you can send out the load between many machines. Such a record will allow you to employ the same domain address or subdomains under it with different providers, so you could use it for many purposes even if you are not able to get all the services from just one provider.
SRV Records in Shared Hosting
In case you have a shared hosting account with us and the DNS records for a domain included in it are handled by our system, you are going to be able to set up any record that you need with ease, including an SRV one. This is done via the user-friendly Hepsia Control Panel and once you sign in to your website hosting account and visit the DNS Records section, you'll simply need to fill a few boxes with the required information and your new SRV record will be active in a couple of hours. You can type in the service, protocol and the port number that you'd like to use along with 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 requires. If necessary, you may also edit the TTL (Time To Live) value for the record, which indicates how long it will remain active after you modify or delete it. The standard TTL value for most records is 3600 seconds and you are able to leave it if you do not specifically need a different one.
SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting
A completely new SRV record may be created in just seconds for each and every domain name hosted within a semi-dedicated server from our company. The Hepsia hosting Control Panel, employed to control the semi-dedicated accounts, features a really easy-to-use interface, so you will be able to set up any DNS record even if you have no previous experience with such matters. After you sign in to the account, you'll be able to create records through the DNS management tool, which is an element of Hepsia and once you choose SRV for the type, a few text boxes are going to appear. You need to type the service, port number and protocol info along with the record value in them and the new record is going to be live right after that. The priority and weight options may be set to every value between 1 and 100, the standard one being 10. You could adjust any of the two in case the other company has requested you to do so. Moreover, the Time To Live (TTL) value, which reveals the duration a record is going to remain active if edited or removed, could also be modified from the standard 3600 seconds.