An SRV record is a DNS record, that is used to forward a domain name to a third-party server and employ it for a service different from a web site. 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 are able to specify an Internet Protocol the domain will use and the port, which is to be employed to connect to the remote server. Furthermore, provided that you have numerous SRV records for the very same service, you'll be able to set various priorities and weights for each and every one of them, so you can send out the load between a number of machines. Such a record will enable you to use the same domain name or subdomains under it with different companies, so you can employ it for different purposes even if you are unable to get all the services from one service provider.
SRV Records in Shared Hosting
If you host a domain address within a shared hosting account from our company and we control the DNS records for it, you will be able to set up a new SRV record with only a few mouse clicks within the DNS Records section of your Hepsia Control Panel. Our user-friendly interface makes it more simple to create a new record in comparison with other website hosting Control Panels, so if you want an SRV record, you'll simply need to fill a couple of boxes and you will be set. This includes the protocol as well as the port number, the value i.e. the actual record, the priority and the weight. For the last 2 you can set any value in between 1 and 100 based on which server you want clients to access first or what recommendations the other company has given you. As an additional option, you may choose how long this record will be active after you edit it or delete it - the so-called Time To Live time, that’s measured in seconds. If you're not asked otherwise, you can leave the default value there.
SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Servers
Because we realize how annoying it could be to handle DNS records, we'll give you an easy-to-use DNS management instrument as a part of our custom Hepsia CP, so if you host your domain names in a semi-dedicated server account from us, you are going to be able to set up an SRV record with no complications. We've got a step-by-step guide, that'll make things that much easier. Using a user-friendly interface, you'll have to type in the info that the other company has supplied you with - protocol, port number and service. Unless they have given you specific instructions to change the priority and / or the weight values, you can leave these two options as they are and your new record will go live within a matter of minutes. The Time To Live option (TTL) can also be set to a custom value, but typically the standard value of 3600 seconds is used for the majority of records. This value displays the time the record will keep existing after it is edited or erased.