An SRV record is a DNS record, that is used to redirect a domain name to a third-party server and use 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 created, you can specify an Internet Protocol that the domain address will use and the port, that will be employed to connect to the remote server. In addition, if you have a few SRV records for the very same service, you are able to set different priorities and weights for every single one of them, in order to distribute the load between many machines. Such a record will permit you to employ the same domain address or subdomains under it with different companies, so you could use it for different purposes even if you are not able to get all of the services from just one provider.

SRV Records in Web Hosting

You are going to be able to create a completely new SRV record for any of the domain names you host within a shared website hosting account on our cutting-edge cloud platform. Assuming that the DNS records for the domain address are handled on our end, you will be able to manage them without difficulty in the respective section of your Hepsia CP and minutes later any new record you create will be active. Hepsia features a rather intuitive interface and all it takes to create an SRV record is to fill in just a few text boxes - the service the record is going to be used for, the Internet protocol and also the port number. The priority (1-100), weight (1-100) and TTL boxes have default values, which you can leave unless the other provider demands different ones. TTL is short for Time To Live and this number illustrates the time in seconds for the record to stay active when you change it or remove it at some point, the default one being 3600.