An SRV record is a DNS record, which is used to point a domain to a third-party server and use it for a service different from an Internet site. This may be a Voice-Over-IP server, a video streaming service, an instant messaging system, and so forth. 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 used to connect to the remote server. Furthermore, provided that you have a few SRV records for the exact same service, you could set various priorities and weights for each one of them, so you're able to send out the load between several machines. Such a record will enable you to employ the same domain or subdomains under it with different companies, so you could employ it for many purposes even if you are unable to get all the services from just one service provider.
SRV Records in Cloud Web Hosting
The Hepsia Control Panel, bundled with each and every Linux cloud web hosting service that we offer, provides you with an easy means to set up any DNS record you require for a domain name or a subdomain in your account. The easy-to-use interface is much more simple in comparison with what other companies provide and you won’t have to do anything more complicated than to fill a few boxes. For a new SRV record, you've got to sign in, go to the DNS Records section and then click the "New" button. In the small pop-up that 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, that will make a difference if you have no less than 2 servers dealing with the exact same service. If you use a machine from a different provider, they may also ask you to set a TTL value different from the standard 3600 seconds. This value specifies how long the newly created record is going to remain functional after you modify it in the future.
SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting
A new SRV record can be created within seconds for every domain name hosted in a semi-dedicated server from our company. The Hepsia hosting Control Panel, used to manage the semi-dedicated accounts, features a rather easy-to-use interface, so you'll be able to create any DNS record even when you have no previous experience with such matters. After you sign in to the account, you could set up records via the DNS administration tool, which is a part of Hepsia and once you pick SRV for the type, a few text boxes will appear. You have to input the service, port number and protocol details along with the record value in them and the new record will be working right after that. The priority and weight options may be set to every value between 1 and 100, the default one being 10. You may adjust any of the two if the other provider has required you to do so. Furthermore, the Time To Live (TTL) value, which indicates the duration a record is going to remain working if changed or erased, can also be modified from the default 3600 seconds.