An SRV record, which stands for Service record, is a DNS entry that is used to identify the servers that run a specific service for a domain. In other words, you’ll be able to use your domain name not just for a site, but also for an instant messaging server, a video streaming host or perhaps a Voice-Over-IP server, for example, while you still have an Internet site with it. If you set up the SRV record, you may choose what Internet Protocol it will employ, on which port the connection to the particular server will be established along with the priority and the weight of the record provided that there are several SRV records for the very same service. The second option will permit you to employ 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 companies if the same one is unable to provide all services that you need.

SRV Records in Cloud Web Hosting

You're going to be able to create a brand new SRV record for each of the domains that you host inside a shared web hosting account on our cutting-edge cloud platform. Provided that the DNS records for the domain are handled on our end, you can manage them without any difficulty via the respective section of your Hepsia CP and only minutes later any new record which you set up will be active. Hepsia includes a rather user-friendly interface and all it will take to set up an SRV record is to fill in a few 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 can leave unless of course the other provider demands different ones. TTL is short for Time To Live and this number reveals the time in seconds for the record to stay active if you change it or erase it at some point, the default one being 3600.

SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

By using a semi-dedicated server package from our company, you're going to be able to use our easy to navigate DNS management tool, which is a part of the in-house built Hepsia hosting CP. It will provide you with a rather simple user interface to create a new record for every single domain name hosted within the account, so if you wish to use a domain address for any purpose, you can create a new SRV record with a couple of clicks. Through basic text boxes, you'll need to enter the service, protocol and port number information, which you ought to have from the company providing you with the service. Additionally, you'll be able to pick what priority and weight the record will have if you are going to use a couple or more machines for the same service. The default value for them is 10, but you can set any other value between 1 and 100 if necessary. Additionally, you'll have the option to adjust the TTL value from the default 3600 seconds to any other value - in this way setting the time this record will be live in the global DNS system after you delete it or modify it.