An SRV record is a DNS record, which is used to forward a domain name to a third-party server and employ 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, and so forth. When an SRV record is set up, you could specify an Internet Protocol the domain address will use and the port, which is to be employed to connect to the remote server. Additionally, in case you have many SRV records for the very same service, you can set different priorities and weights for every single one of them, allowing you 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 can employ it for various purposes even if you are not able to get all the services from a single service provider.

SRV Records in Shared Website Hosting

If you have a shared website hosting account with us and the DNS records for a domain added in it are managed by our system, you'll be able to create any record that you need with ease, including an SRV one. This is done through the user-friendly Hepsia Control Panel and once you log in to your web hosting account and check out the DNS Records section, you'll only have to fill a couple of boxes with the needed data and your new SRV record is going to be active within a few hours. You can type in the service, protocol and the port number which you want to use and also the priority and the weight of the new record based upon how you would like to set up your system or what the third-party provider needs. When required, you may also edit the TTL (Time To Live) value for the record, which shows how long it's going to remain active after you change or erase it. The standard TTL value for the majority of records is 3600 seconds and you will be able to leave it unless you specifically need a different one.