An SRV record is a DNS record, which is used to direct a domain name to a third-party server and use it for a service different from a web site. This may be a Voice-Over-IP server, a video streaming service, an instant messaging system, and many others. When an SRV record is created, you are able to specify an Internet Protocol that the domain address will use and the port, which will be employed to connect to the remote server. Additionally, provided that you have a few SRV records for the exact same service, you are able to set individual priorities and weights for each one of them, in order to send out the load between several machines. Such a record will permit you to use the same domain address or subdomains under it with different providers, so you could use it for various purposes even if you cannot get all the services from just one service provider.
SRV Records in Cloud Web Hosting
The Hepsia Control Panel, which comes with each and every Linux cloud web hosting package we offer, will provide you with an easy means to set up any DNS record that you need for a domain name or a subdomain in your account. The user-friendly interface is a lot simpler than what other companies offer and you won’t have to do anything more than to fill a few boxes. For a new SRV record, you've got to log in, check out the DNS Records section and then click the "New" button. In the small pop-up which will appear, you have to enter the service, protocol and port details. You can even set the priority and weight values, which should be between 1 and 100, which will matter if you have at least 2 servers managing the same service. If you use a machine from a different provider, they might also require you to set a TTL value different from the default 3600 seconds. This value determines how long the newly created record will remain operational after you change it in the future.
SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting
A new SRV record could be created in just seconds for any domain name hosted within a semi-dedicated server from our company. The Hepsia hosting CP, employed to manage the semi-dedicated accounts, comes with a really easy-to-use interface, so you will be able to create any DNS record even though you may have no previous experience with such matters. After you sign in to the account, you could create records through the DNS management tool, which is an element of Hepsia and once you pick SRV for the type, a few text boxes are going to appear. You will need to enter the service, port number and protocol info plus the record value in them and the new record will be live right after that. The priority and weight options could be set to any value between 1 and 100, the standard one being 10. You'll be able to adjust any of the two if the other company has asked you to do so. Furthermore, the Time To Live (TTL) value, which indicates the duration a record is going to remain active if edited or deleted, could also be modified from the standard 3600 seconds.