An SRV record is a DNS record, which is used to direct a domain name to a third-party server and use 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 that the domain name will use and the port, that will be used to connect to the remote server. Furthermore, in case you have numerous SRV records for the exact same service, you can set various priorities and weights for every one of them, so you're able to distribute the load between a number of machines. Such a record will allow you to employ the same domain address or subdomains under it with different companies, so you're able to employ it for many purposes even if you cannot get all of the services from just one service provider.
SRV Records in Cloud Hosting
You will be able to create a new SRV record for any one of the domain names which you host inside a shared website hosting account on our innovative cloud platform. Given that the DNS records for the domain are handled on our end, you’ll be able to manage them without any difficulty through the respective section of your Hepsia CP and minutes later any new record you create is going to be active. Hepsia comes with a highly user-friendly interface and all it requires to create an SRV record is to fill in 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 standard values, which you can leave except if the other company requires different ones. TTL stands short for Time To Live and this number indicates the time in seconds for the record to stay active if you modify it or remove it at some point, the standard one being 3600.
SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting
Because we understand how aggravating it may be to handle DNS records, we are going to present you with an easy-to-use DNS management tool as an element of our custom Hepsia CP, so if you host your domain addresses inside a semi-dedicated server account from our company, you are going to be able to create an SRV record without troubles. We've got a step-by-step guide, that will make things even easier. Using an intuitive interface, you will have to enter the information that the other company has supplied you with - protocol, port number and service. Unless they've given you specific directions to modify the priority and the weight values, you can leave these two options as they are and your brand new record will go live within a couple of minutes. The Time To Live option (TTL) could also be set to a custom value, but typically the standard value of 3600 seconds is used for almost all records. This value reveals the time the record will continue existing after it is changed or removed.