An SRV record is a DNS record, which is used to redirect a domain name to a third-party server and use it for a service different from a website. This can be a Voice-Over-IP server, a video streaming service, an instant messaging system, and so on. When an SRV record is created, you can specify an Internet Protocol that the domain address will use and the port, which is to be used to connect to the remote server. In addition, if you have several SRV records for the same service, you could set different priorities and weights for each one of them, allowing you to spread the load between a number of machines. Such a record will allow you to use the same domain or subdomains under it with different providers, so you're able to employ it for various purposes even if you cannot get all services from a single provider.
SRV Records in Shared Hosting
If you have a shared hosting account with our company and the DNS records for a domain address added in it are handled by our system, you're going to be able to create any record that you need without difficulty, including an SRV one. This is done through the user-friendly Hepsia CP and once you sign in to your hosting account and proceed to the DNS Records section, you'll simply need to fill a couple of boxes with the needed data and your new SRV record is going to be active within several hours. You can type in the service, protocol and the port number that you'd like to use along with the priority and the weight of the new record based on how you want to set up your system or what the third-party provider needs. If necessary, you can also modify the TTL (Time To Live) value for the record, which reveals how long it is going to remain active after you modify or delete it. The standard TTL value for almost all records is 3600 seconds and you are able to leave it if you don't specifically need a different one.
SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Servers
Setting up a completely new SRV record for every single domain name hosted inside a semi-dedicated server account on our end is going to be very easy and will require no more than a couple of clicks via a user-friendly interface. Through the DNS management tool inside your Hepsia website hosting CP, you could make any record that you need and when you select SRV as the type, several additional textboxes will appear on your screen. There, you will need to type in the service, the protocol, the record value as well as the port number and you'll be ready. Additionally, if the other service provider requires it, you're also going to be able to set the weight and priority values when they have to be different from the default value, which is 10. The range for those two options is from 1 to 100, so you will have lots of possibilities if you use a lot of servers for a specific service. You may also specify how long the new SRV record will remain live in case you erase it in the future by setting a TTL (Time To Live) value for it. By default, the TTL is 3600 seconds.