An SRV record, which signifies Service record, is a DNS entry that is used to outline the servers which run a certain service for a domain. Put simply, you will be able to use your domain not just for a web site, but also for an instant messaging server, a video streaming host or a Voice-Over-IP server, for example, while you still have an Internet site with it. Whenever you set up the SRV record, you can pick what Internet Protocol it will employ, on which port the connection to the specific server is going to be established in addition to the priority and the weight of the record provided that there are several SRV records for the very same service. The second option will allow you to use different machines for load balancing and redundancy. With this kind of DNS records, you can use the same domain address for various purposes and even with different providers in case the same one is unable to provide all services that you need.

SRV Records in Cloud Web Hosting

If you have a cloud 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 without difficulty, including an SRV one. This is done through the user-friendly Hepsia Control Panel and when you sign in to your web hosting account and proceed to the DNS Records section, you'll simply have to fill a few boxes with the required data and your new SRV record will be active in several hours. You can enter the service, protocol and the port number which you want to use and also the priority and the weight of the new record depending on how you intend to set up your system or what the third-party provider wants. If necessary, you can even edit 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 will be able to leave it unless you specifically need a different one.

SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

A brand new SRV record could be created within just seconds for each domain address hosted within a semi-dedicated server from our company. The Hepsia hosting Control Panel, which is used to handle the semi-dedicated accounts, features a rather easy-to-use interface, so you will be able to create any DNS record even though you may have no previous experience with such matters. After you sign in to the account, you'll be able to create records through the DNS management tool, which is part of Hepsia and once you choose SRV for the type, a few text boxes are going to appear. You need to type the service, port number and protocol details along with the record value in them and the new record is going to be operational right after that. The priority and weight options may be set to every value between 1 and 100, the default one being 10. You can adjust any of the two in case the other provider has required you to do so. Furthermore, the Time To Live (TTL) value, which indicates the duration a record will remain live if edited or removed, may also be modified from the standard 3600 seconds.