An SRV record is a DNS record, which is used to forward a domain name to a third-party server and employ it for some service different from a web site. This could be a Voice-Over-IP server, a video streaming service, an instant messaging system, etc. When an SRV record is created, you can specify an Internet Protocol which the domain name will use and the port, which is to be employed to connect to the remote server. In addition, provided that you have a few SRV records for the exact same service, you could set individual priorities and weights for each one of them, so you're able to send out the load between a number of machines. Such a record will allow you to employ the same domain or subdomains under it with different companies, so you can use it for various purposes even if you can't get all the services from just one service provider.
SRV Records in Hosting
You're going to be able to create a brand new SRV record for any of the domains that you host inside a shared website hosting account on our innovative cloud platform. Provided that the DNS records for the domain address are handled on our end, you are able to manage them without any difficulty through the respective section of your Hepsia CP and just minutes later any new record you set up is going to be active. Hepsia comes with a highly 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, which you can leave unless of course the other company requires different ones. TTL is short for Time To Live and this number shows the time in seconds for the record to be active in case you edit it or delete it at some point, the default one being 3600.
SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting
Because we recognize how aggravating it can be to handle DNS records, we'll present you with an easy-to-use DNS management tool as a part of our custom Hepsia CP, so if you host your domain addresses in a semi-dedicated server account from us, you are going to be able to create an SRV record with no complications. We also have a step-by-step guide, that'll make things even easier. Using a user-friendly interface, you will have to input the information that the other company has provided you with - protocol, port number and service. Unless they have given you specific instructions to change the priority and the weight values, you can leave those two options as they are and your brand new record will go live in a matter 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 the majority of records. This value displays the time the record will continue existing after it's modified or erased.