An SRV record, which signifies Service record, is a DNS entry which is used to define the servers which run a specific service for a domain name. In other words, you’re able to use your domain not only for a website, but also for an instant messaging server, a video streaming host or even a Voice-Over-IP server, as an example, while you still have an Internet site with it. When you create the SRV record, you can choose what Internet Protocol it will use, on which port the connection to the specific server will be established plus the priority and the weight of the record in case that there are several SRV records for the exact same service. The second option will allow you to employ different machines for load balancing and redundancy. Using this kind of DNS records, you could use the same domain for a number of purposes and even with different companies if the same one cannot provide all services you require.

SRV Records in Web Hosting

In case you have a web hosting account with us and the DNS records for a domain address included in it are controlled by our system, you will 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 check out the DNS Records section, you'll simply have to fill several boxes with the needed info and your new SRV record will be active within a few hours. You can enter the service, protocol and the port number that you would like to use and also the priority and the weight of the new record based on how you want to set up your system or what the third-party provider wants. If required, you may also modify the TTL (Time To Live) value for the record, which reveals how long it is going to remain active after you edit or remove it. The default TTL value for most records is 3600 seconds and you are able to leave it if you don't specifically need a different one.

SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Creating a brand new SRV record for every single domain name hosted in a semi-dedicated server account on our end will be very easy and will take no more than a few mouse clicks via a user-friendly interface. Via the DNS management tool within your Hepsia website hosting Control Panel, you are able to create any record that you need and once you pick SRV as the type, several more textboxes will appear on your screen. There, you'll need to insert the record value, the protocol, the service along with the port number and you will be ready. In addition, in case the other company requires it, you'll also be able to set the weight and priority values when they have to be different from the default value, which is 10. The range for those two options is from 1 to 100, so you've got quite a lot of possibilities if you use many servers for a given service. You could also specify how long the newly created SRV record will remain live if you erase it in the future by setting a TTL (Time To Live) value for it. By default, the TTL is 3600 seconds.