{"id":9667,"date":"2023-01-04T01:06:54","date_gmt":"2023-01-04T01:06:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quality-hostings.com\/buydomains\/?page_id=9667"},"modified":"2023-01-06T02:23:49","modified_gmt":"2023-01-06T02:23:49","slug":"domain-faq-add-an-srv-record","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quality-hostings.com\/buydomains\/domain-faq-add-an-srv-record\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8211; Domain FAQ &#8211; Add an SRV record"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"9667\" class=\"elementor elementor-9667\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-304adb9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default rt-parallax-bg-no\" data-id=\"304adb9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b5cf952\" data-id=\"b5cf952\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-5030e46 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default rt-parallax-bg-no\" data-id=\"5030e46\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d03e490\" data-id=\"d03e490\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5dd60fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5dd60fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.9.0 - 06-12-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/quality-hostings.com\/buydomains\/frequently-asked-questions\/\">Help<\/a> \/ <a href=\"https:\/\/quality-hostings.com\/buydomains\/faq-domain\">Domain<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-025e9b7\" data-id=\"025e9b7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-199c9524 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default rt-parallax-bg-no\" data-id=\"199c9524\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b070c2b\" data-id=\"b070c2b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d2a3ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8d2a3ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"wpb_row w-animate w-start_animation\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner \"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>SRV (Service) records are resource records used to identify computers that host specific services, such as FTP. For example, a client might issue a request for the SRV Record to find the host name that provides the service for a specific domain name. The service might be used on that domain name or a different one might call it.<\/p><p class=\"note\">\u00a0<strong>Note:<\/strong>\u00a0If your domain is registered at another company, see the\u00a0<strong>Domains registered at another company<\/strong>\u00a0section below for instructions.<\/p><ol><li>Log in to your\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/account.secureserver.net\/products\/#\/?prog_id=501414\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>My Products<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0page.<\/li><li>If you aren\u2019t automatically directed there, make sure to select the\u00a0<strong>My Products<\/strong>\u00a0tab.<\/li><li>Next to the domain you want to use, click\u00a0<strong>DNS<\/strong>.<\/li><li>On the\u00a0<strong>DNS Management<\/strong>\u00a0page, at the bottom of the\u00a0<strong>Records<\/strong>\u00a0section, click\u00a0<strong>Add<\/strong>\u00a0and select\u00a0<strong>SRV<\/strong>\u00a0from the menu.<\/li><li>Complete the following fields:<ul><li><strong>Service<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Enter the service name of this SRV record. The name should begin with an underscore, such as\u00a0<strong>_ldap<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>_ftp<\/strong>, or\u00a0<strong>_smtp<\/strong>.<\/li><li><strong>Protocol<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Enter the protocol the service uses. The name should begin with an underscore, such as\u00a0<strong>_tcp<\/strong>\u00a0or\u00a0<strong>_udp<\/strong>.<\/li><li><strong>Name<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Enter the host name or domain name the SRV links to, such as\u00a0<strong>server1<\/strong>. If you want to link the record to your domain name, type\u00a0<strong>@<\/strong>.<\/li><li><strong>Target<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Enter the host name of the machine providing the service, such as\u00a0<strong>host.example.com<\/strong>.<\/li><li><strong>Priority<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Select the priority for the SRV record. For multiple records that have the same Name and Service, clients use the priority number to determine which Target to contact first.<\/li><li><strong>Weight<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Select the weight of the SRV record. For multiple records that have the same Name, Service, and Priority, clients use the weight number to determine which Target to contact first.<\/li><li><strong>Port<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Enter the port number for the service, such as\u00a0<strong>80<\/strong>\u00a0or\u00a0<strong>21<\/strong>.<\/li><li><strong>TTL<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Select how long the server should cache the information.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Click\u00a0<strong>Save<\/strong><\/li><\/ol><h3>To add an SRV record for domains registered at another company<\/h3><ol><li><ol><li>Log in to your\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/account.secureserver.net\/products\/#\/?prog_id=501414\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>My Products<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0page.<\/li><li>If you aren\u2019t automatically directed there, make sure to select the\u00a0<strong>My Products<\/strong>\u00a0tab.<\/li><li>Click\u00a0<strong>Manage All<\/strong>.<\/li><li>From the top menu, click the\u00a0<strong>DNS<\/strong>\u00a0tab, and select\u00a0<strong>Manage Zones<\/strong>.<\/li><li>Enter the domain name you want to use and click\u00a0<strong>Search<\/strong>.<\/li><li>On the\u00a0<strong>DNS Management<\/strong>\u00a0page, at the bottom of the\u00a0<strong>Records<\/strong>\u00a0section, click\u00a0<strong>Add<\/strong>\u00a0and select\u00a0<strong>SRV<\/strong>\u00a0from the menu.<\/li><li>Complete the following fields:<ul><li><strong>Service<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Enter the service name of this SRV record. The name should begin with an underscore, such as\u00a0<strong>_ldap<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>_ftp<\/strong>, or\u00a0<strong>_smtp<\/strong>.<\/li><li><strong>Protocol<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Enter the protocol the service uses. The name should begin with an underscore, such as\u00a0<strong>_tcp<\/strong>\u00a0or\u00a0<strong>_udp<\/strong>.<\/li><li><strong>Name<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Enter the host name or domain name the SRV links to, such as\u00a0<strong>server1<\/strong>. If you want to link the record to your domain name, type\u00a0<strong>@<\/strong>.<\/li><li><strong>Target<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Enter the host name of the machine providing the service, such as\u00a0<strong>host.example.com<\/strong>.<\/li><li><strong>Priority<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Select the priority for the SRV record. For multiple records that have the same Name and Service, clients use the priority number to determine which Target to contact first.<\/li><li><strong>Weight<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Select the weight of the SRV record. For multiple records that have the same Name, Service, and Priority, clients use the weight number to determine which Target to contact first.<\/li><li><strong>Port<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Enter the port number for the service, such as\u00a0<strong>80<\/strong>\u00a0or\u00a0<strong>21<\/strong>.<\/li><li><strong>TTL<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Select how long the server should cache the information.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Click\u00a0<strong>Save<\/strong><\/li><\/ol><\/li><\/ol><h2>More info<\/h2><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/quality-hostings.com\/buydomains\/manage-dns-zone-files\">Manage DNS zone files<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><div class=\"container rec-posts\">\u00a0<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Help \/ Domain SRV (Service) records are resource records used to identify computers that host specific services, such as FTP. For example, a client might issue a request for the SRV Record to find the host name that provides the service for a specific domain name. The service might be used on that domain name [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"elementor_header_footer","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/quality-hostings.com\/buydomains\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9667"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/quality-hostings.com\/buydomains\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/quality-hostings.com\/buydomains\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quality-hostings.com\/buydomains\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quality-hostings.com\/buydomains\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9667"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/quality-hostings.com\/buydomains\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9667\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9671,"href":"https:\/\/quality-hostings.com\/buydomains\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9667\/revisions\/9671"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/quality-hostings.com\/buydomains\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9667"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quality-hostings.com\/buydomains\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9667"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quality-hostings.com\/buydomains\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9667"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}