An SRV record is a DNS record, that is used to forward a domain name 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, etc. When an SRV record is created, you could specify an Internet Protocol the domain address will use and the port, which will be used to connect to the remote server. In addition, if you have many SRV records for the very same service, you can set various priorities and weights for each and every one of them, in order to distribute the load between several machines. Such a record will permit you to use the same domain name or subdomains under it with different providers, so you're able to employ it for different purposes even if you are not able to get all services from one service provider.
SRV Records in Hosting
You're going to be able to set up a new SRV record for any one of the domain names which you host within a shared website hosting account on our cutting-edge cloud platform. Given that the DNS records for the domain are handled on our end, you are able to manage them without any difficulty via the respective section of your Hepsia CP and only minutes later any new record which you set up will be active. Hepsia includes a very intuitive interface and all it takes to set up an SRV record is to fill in just a few text boxes - the service the record is going to be used for, the Internet protocol plus the port number. The priority (1-100), weight (1-100) and TTL boxes have default values, that you can leave unless the other provider demands different ones. TTL is short for Time To Live and this number illustrates the time in seconds for the record to stay active when you change it or delete it at some point, the default one being 3600.
SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting
Creating a new SRV record for every domain name hosted within a semi-dedicated server account on our end is going to be very easy and will take no more than just a few clicks via a user-friendly interface. Through the DNS administration tool within your Hepsia web hosting CP, you are able to create any record that you need and when you choose SRV as the type, several more textboxes will appear on your screen. There, you'll need to enter the record value, the protocol, the service and also the port number and you'll be ready. Furthermore, if the other service provider requires it, you're also going to be able to set the weight and priority values if they have to be different from the standard value, which is 10. The range for those two options is from 1 to 100, so you will have a great deal of possibilities if you use a large number of servers for a specific service. You could also specify how long the new SRV record will remain live if you remove it in the future by setting a TTL (Time To Live) value for it. By default, the TTL is 3600 seconds.