An SRV record, which means Service record, is a DNS entry that is used to identify the servers which run a certain service for a domain name. Basically, you’ll be able to use your Internet domain not just for a website, but also for an instant messaging server, a video streaming host or a Voice-Over-IP server, as an example, while you still have a site with it. If you set up the SRV record, you may choose what Internet Protocol it is going to use, on which port the connection to the specific server is going to be established along with the priority and the weight of the record in case that there are several SRV records for the exact same service. The latter option will permit you to employ different machines for load balancing and redundancy. Using this type of DNS records, you can use the same domain for a variety of purposes and even with different companies if the same one is not able to provide all services that you need.

SRV Records in Shared Hosting

If you host a domain address within a shared hosting account from our company and we manage the DNS records for it, you're going to be able to create a new SRV record with just a few mouse clicks in the DNS Records part of your Hepsia Control Panel. Our easy to navigate interface makes it much simpler to set up a new record in comparison with other web hosting Control Panels, so if you want an SRV record, you will only have to fill a few boxes and you will be all set. This includes the protocol and the port number, the value i.e. the actual record, the priority plus the weight. For the last two you can set any value in between 1 and 100 depending on which server you'd like users to access first or what instructions the other provider has given you. As an extra option, you may choose how long this record is going to be active after you modify it or delete it - the so-called Time To Live time, that is measured in seconds. If you're not requested otherwise, you can leave the default value there.

SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Creating a brand new SRV record for any domain address hosted in a semi-dedicated server account on our end is going to be very easy and will take no more than a couple of clicks via a user-friendly interface. Via the DNS administration tool in your Hepsia hosting Control Panel, you could make any record that you need and once you choose SRV as the type, several more textboxes will appear on your screen. There, you will have to input the service, the protocol, the record value and also the port number and you will be all set. Optionally, if the other company requires it, you're also going to be able to set the weight and priority values in case they have to be different from the default value, which is 10. The range for these two options is from 1 to 100, so you've got a number of possibilities if you use a large number of servers for a given service. You may also outline how long the new SRV record will remain active if you erase it in the future by setting a TTL (Time To Live) value for it. By default, the TTL is 3600 seconds.