{"id":18745,"date":"2024-05-25T10:23:40","date_gmt":"2024-05-25T10:23:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hostvento.com\/kb\/web-hosting\/how-can-i-add-an-srv-record-to-a-domain\/"},"modified":"2024-06-16T17:55:23","modified_gmt":"2024-06-16T17:55:23","slug":"how-can-i-add-an-srv-record-to-a-domain","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/www.hostvento.com\/kb\/docs\/hosting-faqs\/how-can-i-add-an-srv-record-to-a-domain\/","title":{"rendered":"How can I add an SRV record to a Domain?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>From this article, you will learn how to add an SRV record to a domain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What are SRV records?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>DNS entries known as SRV records specify how a domain manages specific services. An SRV record, for instance, can be required when configuring SIP or a third-party service, such as Microsoft Office 365, on your domain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can contact our customer care staff for assistance, and they will make this procedure easier for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong># Steps to add SRV record in cPanel<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can easily add SRV records using the Zone Editor if you have an account including cPanel access.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Perform the following steps to do so:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Log in to<strong>&nbsp;cPane<\/strong>l.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>On the cPanel home screen, go to the&nbsp;<strong>Domains<\/strong>&nbsp;section and click on&nbsp;<strong>Zone Editor<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostvento.com\/kb\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/zone-editor-min.png\" alt=\"zone editor\" class=\"wp-image-7412\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" start=\"3\">\n<li>Find and locate the domain for which you wish to add an&nbsp;<strong>SRV record<\/strong>, and then click on&nbsp;<strong>Manage<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostvento.com\/kb\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/zone-editor-manage-min.png\" alt=\"zone editor manage\" class=\"wp-image-7413\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" start=\"4\">\n<li>Click on&nbsp;<strong>Add Record<\/strong>, and then in the list box for&nbsp;<strong>Type<\/strong>, select&nbsp;<strong>SRV<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the text box for&nbsp;<strong>Name<\/strong>, type the name of a valid&nbsp;<strong>SRV record<\/strong>, using the format as :<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>_service._protocol.domain.&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><em>_service<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;is used as a symbolic name for the service. Example,&nbsp;<em>_sip<\/em>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>_protocol<\/strong>&nbsp;is used as a transport protocol of the service. Example, _tcp or _udp.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>domain<\/strong>&nbsp;is used as the domain name for which the SRV record is valid. Example, sip.example.com.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" start=\"6\">\n<li>In the text box for&nbsp;<strong>TTL<\/strong>, type the&nbsp;<strong>TTL (time to live) value<\/strong>, or accept the default value.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the text box for&nbsp;<strong>Priority<\/strong>, type the&nbsp;<strong>priority for the SRV record<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the text for&nbsp;<strong>Weight<\/strong>, type the&nbsp;<strong>weight for the SRV record<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the text box for&nbsp;<strong>Port<\/strong>, type the&nbsp;<strong>port number for the SRV record<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the text box for<strong>&nbsp;Target<\/strong>, type the name of the&nbsp;<strong>server that provides the service<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Under the&nbsp;<strong>Actions<\/strong>&nbsp;section, click on&nbsp;<strong>Add Record<\/strong>. cPanel automatically adds the SRV records to the DNS zone file.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;# Steps to add SRV records using reseller hosting account<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a reseller, you can add SRV records to your customer\u2019s domains using WebHost Manager.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Perform the following steps to do so :<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Log in to&nbsp;<strong>WebHost Manager<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>On the&nbsp;<strong>WebHost Manager<\/strong>&nbsp;home screen, click on&nbsp;<strong>DNS Functions<\/strong>, and then click on<strong>&nbsp;Edit DNS Zone<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the list box, select the domain for which you wish to add an SRV record, and then click on&nbsp;<strong>Edit<\/strong>. The Edit DNS Zone page will appear.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Scroll down the page and go to the<strong>&nbsp;Add New Entries Below<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>this Line section<\/strong>&nbsp;:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostvento.com\/kb\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/dns-zone-add-entry-min.png\" alt=\"dns zone add entry\" class=\"wp-image-7414\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" start=\"5\">\n<li>In the first text box, type the&nbsp;<strong>service name and protocol<\/strong>. (As example, _sip._tcp).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the list box for&nbsp;<strong>Select<\/strong>, click on&nbsp;<strong>SRV<\/strong>. Four additional text boxes will appear:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostvento.com\/kb\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/dns-zone-add-srv-entry-min.png\" alt=\"dns zone add srv entry\" class=\"wp-image-7415\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" start=\"7\">\n<li>In the text box for&nbsp;<strong>Priority,<\/strong>&nbsp;type the priority for the service.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>In case you are not sure about what value to use, type 0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" start=\"8\">\n<li>In the text box for&nbsp;<strong>Weight<\/strong>, type the weight for the service.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>In case you are not sure about what value to use, type 0.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" start=\"9\">\n<li>In the text box for&nbsp;<strong>Port<\/strong>, type the&nbsp;<strong>TCP or UDP<\/strong>&nbsp;port that the service uses.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the text box for&nbsp;<strong>Hostname<\/strong>, type the hostname of the server that provides the service.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>(as example:&nbsp; sip.example.com).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" start=\"11\">\n<li>Click on Save.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>That\u2019s it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hostvento.com\/kb\/web-hosting\/how-to-forward-email-to-multiple-addresses-in-cpanel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">How to forward Email to Multiple Addresses in cPanel?<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From this article, you will learn how to add an SRV record to a domain. What are SRV records? DNS entries known as SRV records specify how a domain manages specific services. An SRV record, for instance, can be required when configuring SIP or a third-party service, such as Microsoft Office 365, on your domain. 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