An SRV record is a DNS record, which is used to direct a domain to a third-party server and employ it for a service different from a site. This can 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 are able to specify an Internet Protocol which the domain name will use and the port, that will be employed to connect to the remote server. Also, if you have several SRV records for the very same service, you'll be able to set individual priorities and weights for every one of them, in order to spread the load between several machines. Such a record will enable you to employ the same domain or subdomains under it with different providers, so you could employ it for different purposes even if you are unable to get all of the services from just one provider.
SRV Records in Shared Web Hosting
You're going to be able to create a new SRV record for any of the domain addresses you host inside a shared web hosting account on our revolutionary cloud platform. Provided that the DNS records for the domain name are handled on our end, you will be able to manage them with ease through the respective section of your Hepsia CP and only minutes later any new record you create is going to be active. Hepsia comes with a highly intuitive interface and all it will require to set up an SRV record is to fill in a few text boxes - the service the record will be used for, the Internet protocol plus the port number. The priority (1-100), weight (1-100) and TTL boxes have default values, which you could leave unless of course the other provider demands different ones. TTL stands short for Time To Live and this number shows the time in seconds for the record to stay active if you modify it or remove it at some point, the standard one being 3600.
SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting
Creating a brand new SRV record for every single domain address hosted in a semi-dedicated server account on our end will be very easy and will take no more than a couple of mouse clicks through a user-friendly interface. Via the DNS management tool in your Hepsia website hosting Control Panel, you are able to create any record that you need and as soon as you select SRV as the type, several more textboxes will appear on your screen. There, you will need to insert the record value, the protocol, the service as well as the port number and you'll be ready. In addition, in case the other company requires it, you are also going to be able to set the weight and priority values when they have to be different from the default value, which is 10. The range for these 2 options is from 1 to 100, so you've got a lot of possibilities if you use a large number of servers for a given service. You can also determine how long the newly created SRV record will remain active in case you remove it in the future by setting a TTL (Time To Live) value for it. By default, the TTL is 3600 seconds.