An SRV record is a DNS record, which is used to point a domain to a third-party server and employ it for some service different from a website. This can be a Voice-Over-IP server, a video streaming service, an instant messaging system, and so forth. When an SRV record is created, you could specify an Internet Protocol which the domain name will use and the port, which will be used to connect to the remote server. In addition, if you have many SRV records for the same service, you are able to set various priorities and weights for each one of them, allowing you to spread the load between several machines. Such a record will enable you to use the same domain address or subdomains under it with different companies, so you're able to employ it for many purposes even if you cannot get all services from a single service provider.

SRV Records in Website Hosting

If you host a domain name within a website hosting account from our company and we manage the DNS records for it, you're going to be able to create a new SRV record with a few clicks inside the DNS Records area of your Hepsia Control Panel. Our intuitive interface makes it much easier to set up a new record in comparison to other web hosting Control Panels, so if you require an SRV record, you will simply need to fill a few boxes and you'll be ready. This includes the protocol and the port number, the value i.e. the actual record, the priority and the weight. For the last 2 you may set any value between 1 and 100 based upon which server you'd like users to access first or what instructions the other provider has given you. As an added option, you can choose how long this record is going to be active after you modify it or delete it - the so-called Time To Live time, which is measured in seconds. Unless requested otherwise, you could leave the default value there.