An SRV record is a DNS record, that is used to forward 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, etc. When an SRV record is created, you can specify an Internet Protocol the domain address will use and the port, which will be employed to connect to the remote server. Furthermore, provided that you have many SRV records for the very same service, you'll be able to set different priorities and weights for every single one of them, allowing you to send out the load between a number of machines. Such a record will allow you to use the same domain address or subdomains under it with different companies, so you're able to employ it for various purposes even if you are not able to get all the services from a single service provider.

SRV Records in Cloud Hosting

If you host a domain name in a cloud hosting account from our company and we handle the DNS records for it, you will be able to create a new SRV record with only a few mouse clicks inside the DNS Records section of your Hepsia Control Panel. Our easy to work with interface makes it much simpler to set up a new record compared with other web hosting Control Panels, so if you want an SRV record, you will simply need to fill a couple of boxes and you will be set. This includes the protocol and the port number, the value i.e. the actual record, the priority plus the weight. For the last two you can set any value between 1 and 100 depending on which server you would like clients to access first or what instructions the other provider has given you. As an added option, you can select 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. If not asked otherwise, you can leave the default value there.