An SRV record is a DNS record, which is used to forward a domain to a third-party server and use it for a service different from a web site. This can be a Voice-Over-IP server, a video streaming service, an instant messaging system, etc. When an SRV record is created, you are able to specify an Internet Protocol that the domain name will use and the port, which is to be employed to connect to the remote server. Furthermore, provided that you have a few SRV records for the same service, you can 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 address or subdomains under it with different companies, so you're able to employ it for different purposes even if you are unable to get all the services from just one provider.
SRV Records in Shared Website Hosting
If you host a domain in a shared website hosting account from our company and we control the DNS records for it, you are going to be able to set up a new SRV record with a few mouse clicks in the DNS Records part of your Hepsia CP. Our easy to work with interface makes it much easier to set up a new record in comparison with other website hosting Control Panels, so if you want an SRV record, you'll simply have to fill a couple of boxes and you'll be set. This includes the protocol and also the port number, the value i.e. the actual record, the priority and the weight. For the last 2 you could set any value between 1 and 100 depending on which server you want customers to access first or what instructions the other company has given you. As an extra option, you may choose how long this record is going to be active after you edit it or delete it - the so-called Time To Live time, that is measured in seconds. If not required otherwise, you can leave the default value there.
SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting
Creating a completely new SRV record for each and every domain address hosted within a semi-dedicated server account on our end will be very easy and will take no more than a few clicks using a user-friendly interface. Through the DNS management tool inside your Hepsia website hosting CP, you could make any record that you need and as soon as you pick SRV as the type, several more textboxes will appear on your screen. There, you'll need to enter the record value, the protocol, the service and also the port number and you will be all set. Additionally, if the other service provider requires it, you will also be able to set the weight and priority values in case they have to be different from the standard value, which is 10. The range for these two options is from 1 to 100, so you have a number of possibilities if you use a large number of servers for a given service. Also, you can define how long the new SRV record will remain active if you delete it in the future by setting a TTL (Time To Live) value for it. By default, the TTL is 3600 seconds.