An SRV record is a DNS record, which is used to point a domain to a third-party server and use it for a service different from a web site. This may 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 can specify an Internet Protocol the domain will use and the port, that will be used to connect to the remote server. In addition, in case you have many SRV records for the same service, you are able to set individual priorities and weights for every one of them, so you can distribute the load between a number of machines. Such a record will enable you to use the same domain name or subdomains under it with different providers, so you're able to use it for different purposes even if you are not able to get all services from just one provider.
SRV Records in Web Hosting
If you host a domain address within a web hosting account from our company and we handle the DNS records for it, you will be able to create a new SRV record with a few clicks within the DNS Records part of your Hepsia CP. Our easy to navigate interface makes it much easier to create a new record in comparison with other hosting Control Panels, so if you require an SRV record, you'll only 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 2 you could set any value in between 1 and 100 based upon which server you'd like clients to access first or what recommendations the other company has given you. As an extra option, you can pick how long this record is going to be active after you edit it or delete it - the so-called Time To Live time, that’s measured in seconds. If not required otherwise, you could leave the default value there.
SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Servers
A completely new SRV record may be created within seconds for each and every domain hosted within a semi-dedicated server from our company. The Hepsia hosting CP, used to manage the semi-dedicated accounts, features a rather easy-to-use interface, so you'll 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 using the DNS management tool, which is a part of Hepsia and once you select SRV for the type, a few text boxes will appear. You have to type the service, port number and protocol details 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 are able to adjust any of the two if the other provider has asked you to do so. Moreover, the Time To Live (TTL) value, which reveals the duration a record is going to remain functioning if edited or erased, may also be modified from the standard 3600 seconds.