An SRV record is a DNS record, that is used to direct a domain to a third-party server and use it for a service different from a web site. This can be a Voice-Over-IP server, a video streaming service, an instant messaging system, etc. When an SRV record is created, you could specify an Internet Protocol that the domain name will use and the port, that will be used to connect to the remote server. In addition, if you have many SRV records for the very same service, you could set various priorities and weights for every one of them, so that you can distribute the load between many machines. Such a record will enable you to use the same domain address or subdomains under it with different providers, so you could employ it for many purposes even if you cannot get all the services from a single service provider.

SRV Records in Cloud Hosting

You'll be able to create a brand new SRV record for any one of the domain addresses you host inside a shared website hosting account on our groundbreaking cloud platform. Given that the DNS records for the domain are handled on our end, you are able to manage them without difficulty via the respective section of your Hepsia Control Panel and only minutes later any new record that you create will be active. Hepsia features a really user-friendly interface and all it takes to set up an SRV record is to fill in a few text boxes - the service the record will be used for, the Internet protocol plus the port number. The priority (1-100), weight (1-100) and TTL boxes have standard values, which you can leave except when the other provider requires different ones. TTL stands short for Time To Live and this number shows the time in seconds for the record to be active when you edit it or remove it at some point, the default one being 3600.