An SRV record is a DNS record, that is used to direct a domain name to a third-party server and use it for some service different from a website. 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 which the domain will use and the port, which will be used to connect to the remote server. Furthermore, provided that you have numerous SRV records for the exact same service, you can set various priorities and weights for each and every one of them, so that you can spread 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 can employ it for many purposes even if you are unable to get all the services from a single provider.
SRV Records in Web Hosting
If you host a domain name within a web hosting account from our company and we handle 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 section of your Hepsia Control Panel. Our easy to navigate interface makes it much easier to create a new record compared to other web hosting Control Panels, so if you want an SRV record, you will simply need to fill a couple of boxes and you will be ready. This includes the protocol and the port number, the value i.e. the actual record, the priority and the weight. For the last 2 you may set any value between 1 and 100 based upon which server you want clients to access first or what recommendations the other provider has given you. As an extra option, you can choose how long this record will be active after you change it or delete it - the so-called Time To Live time, which is measured in seconds. If you're not requested otherwise, you can leave the default value there.
SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting
A completely new SRV record may be created within seconds for each and every domain name hosted inside a semi-dedicated server from our company. The Hepsia hosting Control Panel, which is used to manage the semi-dedicated accounts, includes a rather easy-to-use interface, so you will be able to create any DNS record even if you have no previous experience with such matters. After you sign in to the account, you may create records with the DNS administration tool, which is an element of Hepsia and once you choose SRV for the type, a few text boxes will appear. You need to enter the service, port number and protocol info in addition to the record value in them and the new record will be active shortly after that. The priority and weight options could be set to any value between 1 and 100, the standard one being 10. You are able to adjust each of the two if the other provider has asked you to do so. In addition, the Time To Live (TTL) value, which reveals the duration a record is going to remain functioning if edited or removed, may also be modified from the default 3600 seconds.