An SRV record is a DNS record, that is used to point a domain to a third-party server and employ it for a service different from an Internet site. This may be a Voice-Over-IP server, a video streaming service, an instant messaging system, and many others. When an SRV record is created, 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. Additionally, in case you have numerous SRV records for the very same service, you are able to set different priorities and weights for each one of them, so that you can distribute the load between several machines. Such a record will enable you to use the same domain address or subdomains under it with different providers, so you could employ it for various purposes even if you are unable to get all services from just one service provider.

SRV Records in Cloud Hosting

The Hepsia CP, which comes with each and every cloud hosting that we offer, provides you with an easy means to create any DNS record you need for a domain address or a subdomain inside your account. The user-friendly interface is much more simple in comparison with what other companies offer and you won’t have to do anything more complex than to fill a couple of boxes. For a new SRV record, you will need to log in, navigate to the DNS Records section and click on the "New" button. In the small pop-up that will appear, you have to type in the service, protocol and port details. You may also set the priority and weight values, which should be between 1 and 100, which will matter if you have no less than 2 servers managing the same service. If you are using a machine from a different company, they could also ask you to set a TTL value different from the default 3600 seconds. This value specifies how long the newly created record will remain functional after you change it in the future.

SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

A new SRV record can be created in a matter of seconds for each domain hosted in a semi-dedicated server from our company. The Hepsia hosting CP, which is used to control the semi-dedicated accounts, comes with a rather easy-to-use interface, so you will be able to set up any DNS record even though you may have no previous experience with such matters. After you sign in to the account, you could set up records with the DNS management tool, which is part of Hepsia and once you choose SRV for the type, a few text boxes will appear. You have to input the service, port number and protocol info as well as the record value in them and the new record is going to be operational soon after that. The priority and weight options could be set to every value between 1 and 100, the standard one being 10. You could change each of the two in case the other company has requested you to do so. Moreover, the Time To Live (TTL) value, which indicates the duration a record is going to remain working if changed or removed, could also be modified from the standard 3600 seconds.