An SRV record is a DNS record, that is used to redirect a domain name to a third-party server and use it for a service different from a site. This could be a Voice-Over-IP server, a video streaming service, an instant messaging system, and so on. When an SRV record is created, you could specify an Internet Protocol the domain name will use and the port, which will be used to connect to the remote server. Moreover, provided that you have many SRV records for the exact same service, you are able to set individual priorities and weights for each and every one of them, in order to spread the load between several machines. Such a record will allow you to employ the same domain name or subdomains under it with different providers, so you can employ it for various purposes even if you cannot get all services from just one provider.

SRV Records in Cloud Website Hosting

You're going to be able to set up a new SRV record for each of the domain names which you host inside a shared website hosting account on our revolutionary cloud platform. As long as the DNS records for the domain address are handled on our end, you’ll be able to manage them effortlessly via the respective section of your Hepsia Control Panel and only minutes later any new record you create will be active. Hepsia comes with a very intuitive interface and all it requires to create an SRV record is to fill in a few text boxes - the service the record is going to 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 unless the other provider demands different ones. TTL stands short for Time To Live and this number indicates the time in seconds for the record to remain active in case you change it or erase it at some point, the default one being 3600.