An SRV record is a DNS record, that is used to direct a domain to a third-party server and employ it for a service different from a site. This may 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 are able to specify an Internet Protocol which the domain will use and the port, which is to be employed to connect to the remote server. In addition, if you have several SRV records for the same service, you could set various priorities and weights for each one of them, so you can send out the load between many machines. Such a record allows you to employ the same domain address or subdomains under it with different providers, so you're able to use it for different purposes even if you can't get all of the services from just one service provider.

SRV Records in Shared Web Hosting

If you host a domain address in a shared web hosting account from our company and we manage the DNS records for it, you'll be able to set up a new SRV record with just a few mouse clicks inside the DNS Records area of your Hepsia Control Panel. Our easy to work with interface makes it more simple to create a new record in comparison with other website hosting Control Panels, so if you need an SRV record, you'll only need to fill a couple of boxes and you will be set. This includes the protocol and the port number, the value i.e. the actual record, the priority plus the weight. For the last 2 you could set any value between 1 and 100 based upon which server you want clients to access first or what instructions the other company has given you. As an extra option, you can choose how long this record is going to be active after you change it or delete it - the so-called Time To Live time, which is measured in seconds. If you're not required otherwise, you could leave the default value there.