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 website. This may be a Voice-Over-IP server, a video streaming service, an instant messaging system, and so forth. When an SRV record is set up, you could specify an Internet Protocol which the domain name will use and the port, which will be employed to connect to the remote server. Also, if you have many SRV records for the very same service, you can set various priorities and weights for every single one of them, allowing you to send out the load between several machines. Such a record will allow you to employ the same domain address or subdomains under it with different companies, so you're able to employ it for many purposes even if you can't get all the services from a single service provider.
SRV Records in Website Hosting
If you host a domain name within a website hosting account from our company and we control the DNS records for it, you'll be able to create a new SRV record with a few mouse clicks inside the DNS Records section of your Hepsia CP. Our user-friendly interface makes it much simpler to create a new record in comparison to other hosting Control Panels, so if you want an SRV record, you'll only have to fill a couple of boxes and you'll 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 could set any value between 1 and 100 based upon which server you want customers to access first or what recommendations the other company has given you. As an additional option, you can choose how long this record will be active after you change it or delete it - the so-called Time To Live time, that’s measured in seconds. Unless asked otherwise, you can leave the default value there.