An SRV record is a DNS record, which is used to redirect a domain to a third-party server and employ it for a service different from a web 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 can specify an Internet Protocol that the domain address will use and the port, which will be used to connect to the remote server. Moreover, if you have many SRV records for the exact same service, you are able to set different priorities and weights for each and every one of them, in order to send out the load between many machines. Such a record will allow you to employ the same domain name or subdomains under it with different companies, so you can use it for various purposes even if you cannot get all the services from one service provider.

SRV Records in Shared Web Hosting

If you host a domain inside a shared web hosting account from our company and we control the DNS records for it, you will be able to set up a new SRV record with only a few clicks in the DNS Records section of your Hepsia Control Panel. Our easy to work with interface makes it much simpler to create a new record in comparison with other website hosting Control Panels, so if you want an SRV record, you'll only need to fill a couple of boxes and you will be ready. This includes the protocol as well as the port number, the value i.e. the actual record, the priority and the weight. For the last two you could set any value in between 1 and 100 based upon which server you'd like customers to access first or what instructions the other company has given you. As an additional option, you can pick how long this record is going to be active after you modify it or delete it - the so-called Time To Live time, that is measured in seconds. If not asked otherwise, you could leave the default value there.

SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

As we recognize how aggravating it can be to deal with DNS records, we'll provide you with an easy-to-use DNS administration instrument as part of our custom Hepsia Control Panel, so when you host your domains within a semi-dedicated server account from our company, you are going to be able to set up an SRV record with no issues. We have a step-by-step guide, that'll make things that much easier. Using a user-friendly interface, you'll need to type in the info that the other company has provided you with - protocol, port number and service. Unless they've given you specific instructions to change the priority and / or the weight values, you can leave those two options as they are and your new record will go live within a few minutes. The Time To Live option (TTL) can also be set to a custom value, but usually the default value of 3600 seconds is used for most records. This value reveals the time the record will keep existing after it's modified or erased.