An SRV record is a DNS record, which is used to forward a domain to a third-party server and employ it for some 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 can specify an Internet Protocol the domain address will use and the port, which will be employed to connect to the remote server. In addition, if you have many SRV records for the same service, you'll be able to set different priorities and weights for each and every one of them, allowing you to distribute the load between many machines. Such a record allows you to employ the same domain or subdomains under it with different providers, so you can use it for many purposes even if you cannot get all services from a single provider.

SRV Records in Hosting

If you host a domain within a hosting account from our company and we handle the DNS records for it, you will be able to create a new SRV record with only a few mouse clicks in the DNS Records area of your Hepsia Control Panel. Our easy to navigate interface makes it much simpler to create a new record compared to other website hosting Control Panels, so if you need an SRV record, you'll only have to fill a few boxes and you will be all 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 can set any value between 1 and 100 based upon which server you'd like users to access first or what instructions 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. If you're not requested otherwise, you could leave the default value there.