An SRV record is a DNS record, which is used to forward a domain to a third-party server and employ it for a service different from an Internet site. This may be a Voice-Over-IP server, a video streaming service, an instant messaging system, and many others. When an SRV record is created, you could specify an Internet Protocol the domain will use and the port, that will be used to connect to the remote server. Moreover, if you have a few SRV records for the very same service, you'll be able to set various priorities and weights for each one of them, so you can distribute the load between a number of machines. Such a record allows you to use the same domain name or subdomains under it with different companies, so you could employ it for many purposes even if you can't get all the services from just one service provider.

SRV Records in Web Hosting

Provided you have a web hosting account with our company and the DNS records for a domain address included in it are managed by our system, you're going to be able to create any record that you need easily, including an SRV one. This is done with the user-friendly Hepsia CP and as soon as you log in to your website hosting account and check out the DNS Records section, you will simply need to fill a few boxes with the required information and your new SRV record is going to be active within a few hours. You can input the service, protocol and the port number that you'd like to use plus the priority and the weight of the new record based upon how you intend to set up your system or what the third-party provider needs. If needed, you may also modify the TTL (Time To Live) value for the record, which reveals how long it'll remain active after you edit or delete it. The standard TTL value for most records is 3600 seconds and you are able to leave it if you don't specifically need a different one.