An SRV record is a DNS record, that is used to direct 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, etc. When an SRV record is set up, you can specify an Internet Protocol which the domain will use and the port, that will be employed to connect to the remote server. Additionally, in case you have many SRV records for the exact same service, you can set individual 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 providers, so you're able to employ it for various purposes even if you are not able to get all services from a single service provider.

SRV Records in Cloud Hosting

You'll be able to create a completely new SRV record for each of the domains that you host inside a shared website hosting account on our revolutionary cloud platform. Provided that the DNS records for the domain name 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 that you create will be active. Hepsia includes a highly user-friendly interface and all it will take to create an SRV record is to fill in a couple of text boxes - the service the record will be used for, the Internet protocol as well as the port number. The priority (1-100), weight (1-100) and TTL boxes have default values, which you could leave except when the other provider requires different ones. TTL is short for Time To Live and this number shows the time in seconds for the record to stay active when you modify it or delete it at some point, the standard one being 3600.