An SRV record is a DNS record, which is used to forward a domain to a third-party server and employ it for some service different from a website. This may be a Voice-Over-IP server, a video streaming service, an instant messaging system, and so forth. When an SRV record is created, you could specify an Internet Protocol that the domain will use and the port, which is to be employed to connect to the remote server. Also, if you have numerous SRV records for the very same service, you'll be able to set various priorities and weights for each one of them, so that you can spread 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 could use it for different purposes even if you cannot get all the services from one provider.

SRV Records in Hosting

If you have a hosting account with us and the DNS records for a domain address included in it are managed by our system, you'll be able to create any record that you need easily, including an SRV one. This is done via the user-friendly Hepsia CP and as soon as you sign in to your hosting account and check out the DNS Records section, you will only need to fill a few boxes with the required data and your new SRV record is going to be active in a few hours. You can input the service, protocol and the port number that you would like to use plus the priority and the weight of the new record based upon how you would like to set up your system or what the third-party provider wants. If needed, you can also edit the TTL (Time To Live) value for the record, which shows how long it's going to remain active after you modify or erase it. The standard TTL value for the majority of records is 3600 seconds and you’ll be able to leave it if you do not specifically need a different one.

SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Since we realize how annoying it can be to handle DNS records, we are going to provide you with an easy-to-use DNS management instrument as a part of our custom-made Hepsia Control Panel, so if you host your domain addresses within a semi-dedicated server account from us, you are going to be able to set up an SRV record with no complications. We've got a step-by-step guide, that'll make things that much easier. Using a user-friendly interface, you will need to input the information that the other company has supplied you with - protocol, port number and service. Unless they've given you specific recommendations to modify the priority and 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 standard value of 3600 seconds is used for most records. This value displays the time the record will keep existing after it's modified or removed.