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 an Internet site. This may be a Voice-Over-IP server, a video streaming service, an instant messaging system, and so on. When an SRV record is set up, you can specify an Internet Protocol which the domain address will use and the port, that will be employed to connect to the remote server. Also, provided that you have many SRV records for the very same service, you can set individual priorities and weights for each one of them, allowing you to send out the load between a number of machines. Such a record will enable you to employ the same domain name or subdomains under it with different companies, so you can employ it for different purposes even if you can't get all the services from a single provider.
SRV Records in Shared Website Hosting
In case you have a shared website hosting account with us and the DNS records for a domain added in it are controlled by our system, you will be able to create any record that you need with ease, including an SRV one. This is done via the user-friendly Hepsia CP and once you sign in to your hosting account and go to the DNS Records section, you'll simply have to fill several boxes with the needed information and your new SRV record will be active within several hours. You can enter the service, protocol and the port number you'd like to use as well as the priority and the weight of the new record depending on how you intend to set up your system or what the third-party provider requires. If needed, you may also edit the TTL (Time To Live) value for the record, which indicates how long it'll remain active after you edit or delete it. The standard TTL value for most records is 3600 seconds and you’re able to leave it if you don't specifically need a different one.
SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Servers
As we realize how frustrating it may be to handle DNS records, we are going to give you an easy-to-use DNS management tool as a part of our custom Hepsia CP, so when you host your domain names inside a semi-dedicated server account from our company, you're going to be able to set up an SRV record without troubles. We've got a step-by-step guide, which will make things so much easier. Using an intuitive interface, you will need to enter the information that the other company has supplied you with - protocol, port number and service. Unless they have given you specific directions to change the priority and the weight values, you could leave these two options as they are and your brand new record will go live within a couple of minutes. The Time To Live option (TTL) could also be set to a custom value, but normally the standard value of 3600 seconds is used for almost all records. This value displays the time the record will continue existing after it's modified or erased.