An SRV record is a DNS record, that is used to forward a domain to a third-party server and employ it for some service different from an Internet site. This can be a Voice-Over-IP server, a video streaming service, an instant messaging system, and so on. When an SRV record is set up, you can specify an Internet Protocol which the domain address will use and the port, which will be used to connect to the remote server. Additionally, provided that you have several SRV records for the exact same service, you can set individual priorities and weights for each one of them, in order to send out the load between many machines. Such a record allows you to employ the same domain or subdomains under it with different companies, so you can employ it for different purposes even if you are not able to get all of the services from one service provider.

SRV Records in Shared Hosting

If you host a domain in a shared hosting account from our company and we control the DNS records for it, you are going to be able to set up a new SRV record with only a few clicks inside the DNS Records part of your Hepsia CP. Our easy to work with interface makes it much easier to set up a new record compared with other hosting Control Panels, so if you require an SRV record, you'll only need to fill a few boxes and you will be ready. 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 two you can set any value between 1 and 100 based upon which server you'd like users to access first or what recommendations the other company has given you. As an additional option, you can choose how long this record will be active after you modify 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.