An SRV record is a DNS record, that is used to redirect a domain name to a third-party server and use 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, etc. When an SRV record is created, you can specify an Internet Protocol which the domain will use and the port, which will be employed to connect to the remote server. Additionally, in case you have many SRV records for the very same service, you are able to set individual priorities and weights for every single one of them, so that you can send out the load between many machines. Such a record will allow you to employ the same domain or subdomains under it with different providers, so you could employ it for different purposes even if you can't get all 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 control the DNS records for it, you are going to be able to create a new SRV record with only a few mouse clicks inside the DNS Records part of your Hepsia CP. Our easy to work with interface makes it more simple to set up a new record in comparison to other website hosting Control Panels, so if you want an SRV record, you'll only have to fill a few boxes and you'll 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 in between 1 and 100 based upon which server you want customers to access first or what instructions the other provider has given you. As an extra option, you can choose how long this record will be active after you change it or delete it - the so-called Time To Live time, that’s measured in seconds. If not asked otherwise, you could leave the default value there.