An SRV record, which signifies Service record, is a DNS entry employed to define the servers which run a specific service for a domain name. In other words, you can use your Internet domain not just for a web site, 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 a site with it. Whenever you set up the SRV record, you can pick what Internet Protocol it will use, on which port the connection to the particular server is going to 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 exact same service. The latter option will permit you to use different machines for load balancing and redundancy. With this kind of DNS records, you may use the same domain address for a number of purposes and even with different providers in case the same one cannot provide all services that you need.

SRV Records in Cloud Hosting

If you have a cloud hosting account with us and the DNS records for a domain included in it are handled by our system, you will be able to create any record that you need with ease, including an SRV one. This is done with the user-friendly Hepsia Control Panel and when you sign in to your web hosting account and proceed to the DNS Records section, you will simply have to fill a few boxes with the needed data and your new SRV record is going to be active within a couple of hours. You can enter the service, protocol and the port number that you'd like to use as well as the priority and the weight of the new record based upon how you would like to set up your system or what the third-party provider needs. If needed, you can even modify the TTL (Time To Live) value for the record, which shows how long it'll remain active after you modify or erase it. The default TTL value for the majority of records is 3600 seconds and you’re able to leave it if you do not specifically need a different one.

SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

A completely new SRV record could be created in just seconds for each and every domain name hosted within a semi-dedicated server from our company. The Hepsia hosting CP, employed to control the semi-dedicated accounts, includes a really easy-to-use interface, so you will be able to create any DNS record even when you 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 select SRV for the type, a few text boxes are going to appear. You need to input the service, port number and protocol information as well as the record value in them and the new record is going to be working shortly after that. The priority and weight options can be set to every value between 1 and 100, the default one being 10. You'll be able to change each of the two in case the other provider has asked you to do so. Furthermore, the Time To Live (TTL) value, which shows the duration a record will remain active if edited or erased, can also be modified from the standard 3600 seconds.