An SRV record is a DNS record, that is used to redirect a domain to a third-party server and use it for some service different from a 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 are able to specify an Internet Protocol that the domain will use and the port, which will be employed to connect to the remote server. Furthermore, if you have numerous SRV records for the exact same service, you could set individual priorities and weights for each and every one of them, in order to distribute the load between several machines. Such a record will enable you to employ the same domain address or subdomains under it with different companies, so you're able to use it for different purposes even if you can't get all services from just one provider.
SRV Records in Website Hosting
Provided you have a website hosting account with us and the DNS records for a domain name added in it are managed by our system, you are going to be able to set up any record that you need easily, including an SRV one. This is done through the user-friendly Hepsia Control Panel and once you sign in to your website hosting account and proceed to the DNS Records section, you'll simply need to fill a few boxes with the necessary info and your new SRV record will be active in a few hours. You can input the service, protocol and the port number that you'd like to use as well as the priority and the weight of the new record based on how you would like to set up your system or what the third-party provider wants. When required, you can also modify the TTL (Time To Live) value for the record, which indicates how long it'll remain active after you change or erase it. The standard TTL value for most 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 acknowledge how frustrating it can be to handle DNS records, we'll give you an easy-to-use DNS management tool as part of our custom Hepsia CP, so when you host your domains inside a semi-dedicated server account from our company, you will be able to create an SRV record without any issues. We have a step-by-step guide, that will make things so much easier. Using a user-friendly interface, you'll need to input the details that the other company has provided you with - protocol, port number and service. Unless they have given you specific instructions to modify the priority and / or the weight values, you can leave those two options as they are and your brand new record will go live within a matter of minutes. The Time To Live option (TTL) could also be set to a custom value, but normally the default value of 3600 seconds is used for almost all records. This value displays the time the record will continue existing after it is modified or erased.