An SRV record is a DNS record, which is used to point a domain name to a third-party server and employ it for a service different from a web 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 could specify an Internet Protocol that the domain name will use and the port, which is to be employed to connect to the remote server. Moreover, in case you have numerous SRV records for the exact same service, you can set different priorities and weights for every single one of them, so you can spread the load between a number of machines. Such a record allows you to use the same domain name or subdomains under it with different providers, so you're able to employ it for various purposes even if you are not able to get all the services from one service provider.
SRV Records in Shared Hosting
If you host a domain name in a shared 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 just a few mouse clicks within the DNS Records part of your Hepsia CP. Our intuitive interface makes it much simpler to set up a new record in comparison with other web hosting Control Panels, so if you need an SRV record, you will only have to fill a couple of boxes and you will be all set. This includes the protocol and also the port number, the value i.e. the actual record, the priority and the weight. For the last 2 you could set any value in between 1 and 100 depending on which server you would like customers to access first or what recommendations the other provider has given you. As an added option, you can pick how long this record is going to be active after you change it or delete it - the so-called Time To Live time, that is measured in seconds. Unless asked otherwise, you can leave the default value there.
SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Servers
Setting up a new SRV record for every single domain address hosted in a semi-dedicated server account on our end is going to be very easy and will take no more than a few clicks using a user-friendly interface. Via the DNS management tool in your Hepsia web hosting Control Panel, you could make any record you need and when you select SRV as the type, several more textboxes will appear on your screen. There, you will have to input the record value, the protocol, the service and the port number and you'll be set. Furthermore, if the other company requires it, you will also be able to set the weight and priority values if they have to be different from the default value, which is 10. The range for these 2 options is from 1 to 100, so you will have a number of possibilities if you use a lot of servers for a given service. You may also define how long the new SRV record will remain active in case you erase it in the future by setting a TTL (Time To Live) value for it. By default, the TTL is 3600 seconds.