An SRV record, which means Service record, is a DNS entry which is used to outline the servers that run a certain service for a domain name. Quite simply, you will be able to use your domain not only for a website, but also for an instant messaging server, a video streaming host or perhaps a Voice-Over-IP server, for example, while you still have a site with it. When you set up the SRV record, you may choose what IP it's going to employ, on which port the connection to the specific server will be established in addition to the priority and the weight of the record in case that you have a number of SRV records for the very same service. The second option will enable you to use different machines for load balancing and redundancy. With this type of DNS records, you may use the same domain many different purposes and even with different companies if the same one can't provide all services you require.

SRV Records in Hosting

You will be able to set up a new SRV record for any of the domain names that you host inside a shared web hosting account on our cutting-edge cloud platform. Given that the DNS records for the domain name are handled on our end, you’ll be able to manage them with ease via the respective section of your Hepsia Control Panel and only minutes later any new record you create will be active. Hepsia includes a rather intuitive interface and all it requires to create an SRV record is to fill in a couple of text boxes - the service the record will be used for, the Internet protocol plus the port number. The priority (1-100), weight (1-100) and TTL boxes have default values, which you could leave except when the other company demands different ones. TTL stands short for Time To Live and this number reveals the time in seconds for the record to remain active if you change it or remove it at some point, the standard one being 3600.

SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

By using a semi-dedicated server package from our company, you're going to be able to take advantage of the easy to work with DNS management tool, which is a part of the in-house designed Hepsia web hosting CP. It's going to offer you a very simple user interface to create a new record for every single domain name hosted inside the account, so if you wish to use a domain for any purpose, you can create a brand new SRV record with only a couple of mouse clicks. Using simple text boxes, you'll need to type in the service, protocol and port number details, which you must have from the company providing you with the service. Moreover, you will be able to pick what priority and weight the record will have if you're planning to use a couple or more machines for the very same service. The default value for them is 10, but you could set any other value between 1 and 100 if required. In addition, you will have the option to adjust the TTL value from the standard 3600 seconds to any other value - this way setting the time this record will be live in the global DNS system after you erase it or modify it.