An SRV record is a DNS record, which is used to point 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 created, you can specify an Internet Protocol that the domain name will use and the port, which will be employed to connect to the remote server. In addition, if you have a few SRV records for the very same service, you could set different priorities and weights for each and every one of them, allowing you to distribute the load between several machines. Such a record will permit you to employ the same domain address or subdomains under it with different companies, so you could use it for various purposes even if you can't get all of the services from one service provider.
SRV Records in Cloud Hosting
If you host a domain within a cloud hosting account from our company and we control the DNS records for it, you are going to be able to set up a new SRV record with a few clicks inside the DNS Records part of your Hepsia CP. Our intuitive interface makes it more simple to set up a new record in comparison with other hosting Control Panels, so if you require an SRV record, you'll only need to fill a couple of 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 two you could set any value between 1 and 100 based upon which server you want users to access first or what recommendations the other provider has given you. As an extra option, you can pick how long this record will be active after you change it or delete it - the so-called Time To Live time, that is measured in seconds. If you're not required otherwise, you may leave the default value there.
SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting
Creating a brand new SRV record for every domain address hosted in a semi-dedicated server account on our end will be very easy and will take no more than a couple of clicks using a user-friendly interface. Using the DNS management tool in your Hepsia website hosting Control Panel, you could make any record you need and as soon as you select SRV as the type, several more textboxes will appear on your screen. There, you'll need to input the service, the protocol, the record value as well as the port number and you will be all set. Optionally, if the other company requires it, you're also going to be able to set the weight and priority values if 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 a number of possibilities if you use a lot of servers for a specific service. You can also specify how long the newly created SRV record will remain active in case you remove it in the future by setting a TTL (Time To Live) value for it. By default, the TTL is 3600 seconds.