An SRV record is a DNS record, that is used to point a domain to a third-party server and employ it for a service different from an Internet site. This could 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 are able to specify an Internet Protocol the domain address will use and the port, that will be employed to connect to the remote server. Also, if you have a few SRV records for the same service, you are able to set individual priorities and weights for every single one of them, so you're able to spread the load between many machines. Such a record will allow you to use the same domain or subdomains under it with different companies, so you can use it for different purposes even if you cannot get all services from one service provider.
SRV Records in Web Hosting
If you host a domain name in a web hosting account from our company and we manage the DNS records for it, you'll be able to create a new SRV record with just a few clicks within the DNS Records section of your Hepsia Control Panel. Our intuitive interface makes it much simpler to set up a new record compared with other web hosting Control Panels, so if you require an SRV record, you will only have to fill a couple of boxes and you'll be set. This includes the protocol as well as the port number, the value i.e. the actual record, the priority plus the weight. For the last 2 you can set any value between 1 and 100 based on which server you'd like users to access first or what instructions the other provider has given you. As an extra option, you can choose how long this record will be active after you change it or delete it - the so-called Time To Live time, that is measured in seconds. Unless required otherwise, you could leave the default value there.
SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Servers
Setting up a brand new SRV record for each and every domain hosted inside a semi-dedicated server account on our end is going to be very easy and will require no more than a few mouse clicks via a user-friendly interface. Using the DNS administration tool within your Hepsia hosting Control Panel, you are able to create any record you need and once you select SRV as the type, several more textboxes will appear on your screen. There, you'll have to enter the service, the protocol, the record value and the port number and you'll be ready. In addition, in case the other company requires it, you're also going to be able to set the weight and priority values when they have to be different from the standard value, which is 10. The range for these two options is from 1 to 100, so you will have numerous possibilities if you use a lot of servers for a specific service. You can also specify how long the newly created SRV record will remain live if you erase it in the future by setting a TTL (Time To Live) value for it. By default, the TTL is 3600 seconds.