An SRV record is a DNS record, which is used to redirect a domain to a third-party server and use 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 so forth. When an SRV record is set up, you could specify an Internet Protocol the domain will use and the port, which will be employed to connect to the remote server. Moreover, if you have numerous SRV records for the same service, you are able to set different priorities and weights for every one of them, so you can distribute the load between several machines. Such a record allows you to employ the same domain address or subdomains under it with different companies, so you can employ it for various purposes even if you can't get all the services from one service provider.

SRV Records in Website Hosting

Provided you have a website hosting account with our company and the DNS records for a domain address included in it are handled by our system, you're going to be able to set up any record that you need without difficulty, including an SRV one. This is done through the user-friendly Hepsia CP and when you log in to your website hosting account and proceed to the DNS Records section, you will simply have to fill a couple of boxes with the needed information and your new SRV record will be active within several hours. You can type in the service, protocol and the port number which you want to use as well as the priority and the weight of the new record based on how you want to set up your system or what the third-party provider requires. If necessary, you may also modify the TTL (Time To Live) value for the record, which indicates how long it will remain active after you modify or remove it. The standard TTL value for almost all records is 3600 seconds and you are able to leave it if you do not specifically need a different one.

SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

Setting up a completely new SRV record for every domain hosted inside a semi-dedicated server account on our end is going to be very easy and is going to take no more than a few mouse clicks through a user-friendly interface. Via the DNS management tool in your Hepsia web hosting CP, you could make any record you need and as soon as you pick SRV as the type, several more textboxes will appear on your screen. There, you must input the record value, the protocol, the service and the port number and you will be all set. 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 many servers for a given service. You could also define how long the newly created SRV record will remain active in case you erase it in the future by setting a TTL (Time To Live) value for it. By default, the TTL is 3600 seconds.