An SRV record is a DNS record, which is used to redirect a domain name to a third-party server and employ it for some service different from an Internet site. This could be a Voice-Over-IP server, a video streaming service, an instant messaging system, and many others. When an SRV record is set up, you could specify an Internet Protocol which the domain 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 exact same service, you can set different priorities and weights for each and every one of them, so you can distribute the load between several machines. Such a record will allow you to employ the same domain name or subdomains under it with different companies, so you're able to employ it for various purposes even if you are unable to get all of the services from just one service provider.
SRV Records in Cloud Website Hosting
You will be able to create a brand new SRV record for any one of the domain addresses you host in a shared web hosting account on our groundbreaking cloud platform. Given that the DNS records for the domain are handled on our end, you are able to manage them without difficulty in the respective section of your Hepsia Control Panel and only minutes later any new record which you set up will be active. Hepsia features a very intuitive interface and all it requires to set up an SRV record is to fill in just 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 can leave except if the other provider demands different ones. TTL is short for Time To Live and this number indicates the time in seconds for the record to remain active when you modify it or remove it at some point, the standard one being 3600.
SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Servers
Creating a brand new SRV record for each and every domain hosted within a semi-dedicated server account on our end will be very easy and will require no more than several clicks via a user-friendly interface. Via the DNS administration tool inside your Hepsia web hosting Control Panel, you are able to create any record that you need and as soon as you pick SRV as the type, several additional textboxes will appear on your screen. There, you will need to enter the service, the protocol, the record value as well as the port number and you'll be ready. Furthermore, if the other company requires it, you will also be able to set the weight and priority values in case they have to be different from the default value, which is 10. The range for these two options is from 1 to 100, so you have lots of possibilities if you use a lot of servers for a specific service. You may also specify how long the newly created SRV record will remain live if you delete it in the future by setting a TTL (Time To Live) value for it. By default, the TTL is 3600 seconds.