An SRV record is a DNS record, which is used to forward a domain name to a third-party server and employ it for a service different from a web site. This may 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 that the domain name will use and the port, which will be used to connect to the remote server. Also, in case you have many SRV records for the exact same service, you'll be able to set various priorities and weights for each and every one of them, so you can send out the load between many machines. Such a record will permit you to use the same domain or subdomains under it with different companies, so you're able to use it for various purposes even if you cannot get all the services from just one service provider.

SRV Records in Hosting

If you host a domain inside a hosting account from our company and we control the DNS records for it, you're going to be able to set up a new SRV record with a few mouse clicks in the DNS Records part of your Hepsia Control Panel. Our easy to navigate interface makes it more simple to set up a new record compared with other web hosting Control Panels, so if you require an SRV record, you'll only need to fill a couple of boxes and you will be set. This includes the protocol and also the port number, the value i.e. the actual record, the priority plus the weight. For the last 2 you may set any value between 1 and 100 depending on which server you'd like clients to access first or what recommendations the other company has given you. As an additional option, you can pick how long this record is going to be active after you edit it or delete it - the so-called Time To Live time, that’s measured in seconds. Unless requested otherwise, you may leave the default value there.