An SRV record is a DNS record, which is used to redirect a domain to a third-party server and use it for a service different from a site. This could be a Voice-Over-IP server, a video streaming service, an instant messaging system, etc. When an SRV record is set up, you can specify an Internet Protocol the domain address will use and the port, which is to be employed to connect to the remote server. Moreover, provided that you have numerous SRV records for the same service, you'll be able to set individual priorities and weights for each and every one of them, in order to spread the load between several machines. Such a record will allow you to use the same domain or subdomains under it with different providers, so you can use it for different purposes even if you are not able to get all the services from a single provider.

SRV Records in Shared Web Hosting

If you host a domain address inside a shared web hosting account from our company and we manage the DNS records for it, you're going to be able to create a new SRV record with a few mouse clicks inside the DNS Records section of your Hepsia CP. Our easy to work with interface makes it more simple to create a new record compared with other web hosting Control Panels, so if you want an SRV record, you will simply have to fill a few boxes and you will be all set. This includes the protocol and the port number, the value i.e. the actual record, the priority plus the weight. For the last two you may set any value in between 1 and 100 depending on which server you'd like customers to access first or what recommendations the other provider has given you. As an additional option, you can choose how long this record will be active after you change it or delete it - the so-called Time To Live time, that’s measured in seconds. Unless asked otherwise, you could leave the default value there.

SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

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