An SRV record, which means Service record, is a DNS entry which is used to outline the servers that run a specific service for a domain name. In other words, you will be able to use your domain not only for a site, but also for an instant messaging server, a video streaming host or a Voice-Over-IP server, for instance, while you still have an Internet site with it. When you create the SRV record, you can pick what IP it will employ, on which port the connection to the specific server is going to be established as well as the priority and the weight of the record assuming that you have several SRV records for the very same service. The second option will enable you to use different machines for load balancing and redundancy. Using this type of DNS records, you may use the same domain for a number of purposes and even with different companies if the same one can't provide all services you require.

SRV Records in Cloud Website Hosting

If you have a cloud website hosting account with our company and the DNS records for a domain included in it are handled by our system, you're going to be able to set up any record that you need easily, including an SRV one. This is done via the user-friendly Hepsia CP and once you sign in to your website hosting account and go to the DNS Records section, you'll only have to fill a couple of boxes with the needed info and your new SRV record will be active within a few hours. You can input the service, protocol and the port number that you'd like to use and also the priority and the weight of the new record based upon how you need to set up your system or what the third-party provider needs. If required, you can also modify the TTL (Time To Live) value for the record, which indicates how long it's going to remain active after you edit or remove it. The default TTL value for the majority of records is 3600 seconds and you can leave it if you don't specifically need a different one.

SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

A brand new SRV record may be created in a matter of seconds for every single domain hosted inside a semi-dedicated server from our company. The Hepsia hosting CP, used to handle the semi-dedicated accounts, comes with a really easy-to-use interface, so you'll be able to set up any DNS record even if you have no previous experience with such matters. After you sign in to the account, you can create records through the DNS administration tool, which is an element of Hepsia and once you choose SRV for the type, a few text boxes will appear. You will need to input the service, port number and protocol information as well as the record value in them and the new record will be operational soon after that. The priority and weight options may be set to any value between 1 and 100, the default one being 10. You may adjust any of the two in case the other provider has requested you to do so. Also, the Time To Live (TTL) value, which shows the duration a record will remain active if changed or erased, can also be modified from the default 3600 seconds.