An SRV record is a DNS record, which is used to point a domain to a third-party server and employ it for a service different from a website. This can 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 the domain will use and the port, which is to be used to connect to the remote server. Furthermore, provided that you have a few SRV records for the same service, you can set various priorities and weights for every single one of them, so you can distribute the load between several machines. Such a record allows you to use the same domain or subdomains under it with different providers, so you can employ it for different purposes even if you cannot get all of the services from one service provider.

SRV Records in Cloud Hosting

If you host a domain name inside a cloud hosting account from our company and we handle the DNS records for it, you're going to be able to create a new SRV record with just a few clicks in the DNS Records area of your Hepsia CP. Our easy to navigate interface makes it much easier to set up a new record compared to other website hosting Control Panels, so if you require an SRV record, you will only have to fill a couple of boxes and you'll be all set. This includes the protocol and the port number, the value i.e. the actual record, the priority and the weight. For the last 2 you may set any value in 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 additional option, you can choose how long this record will be active after you modify it or delete it - the so-called Time To Live time, that is measured in seconds. Unless required otherwise, you could leave the default value there.