An SRV record is a DNS record, which is used to direct a domain to a third-party server and use it for a service different from a site. This can 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 the domain will use and the port, which is to be employed to connect to the remote server. Also, provided that you have many SRV records for the same service, you can set individual priorities and weights for each one of them, in order to distribute the load between a number of machines. Such a record allows you to employ the same domain or subdomains under it with different companies, so you can employ it for many purposes even if you cannot get all of the services from one provider.
SRV Records in Hosting
In case you have a hosting account with us and the DNS records for a domain included in it are managed by our system, you're going to be able to create any record that you need easily, including an SRV one. This is done with the user-friendly Hepsia Control Panel and as soon as you log in to your hosting account and visit the DNS Records section, you'll simply need to fill a couple of boxes with the needed information and your new SRV record will be active within a couple of hours. You can input the service, protocol and the port number which you want to use and also the priority and the weight of the new record based upon how you need to set up your system or what the third-party provider needs. If required, you may also modify the TTL (Time To Live) value for the record, which reveals how long it'll remain active after you change or delete it. The standard TTL value for almost all records is 3600 seconds and you’ll be able to leave it if you don't specifically need a different one.
SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Servers
Through a semi-dedicated server solution from our company, you are going to be able to benefit from the user-friendly DNS management tool, which is a part of the in-house developed Hepsia website hosting CP. It is going to give you a rather simple interface to create a new record for each domain hosted in the account, so if you wish to use a domain name for any purpose, you could create a brand new SRV record with just a few clicks. Through basic text boxes, you will have to enter the service, protocol and port number information, which you should have from the company providing you the service. In addition, you'll be able to choose what priority and weight the record will have if you intend to use a couple or more machines for the very same service. The default value for them is 10, but you could set any other value between 1 and 100 if required. Additionally, you are going to have the option to change the TTL value from the default 3600 seconds to any other value - in this way setting the time this record will be active in the global DNS system after you erase it or edit it.