An SRV record, which is short for Service record, is a DNS entry that is used to define the servers which run a certain service for a domain. Quite simply, you’re able to use your domain name not only for a site, but also for an instant messaging server, a video streaming host or a Voice-Over-IP server, for instance, while you still have an Internet site with it. Whenever you create the SRV record, you can choose what IP it is going to employ, on which port the connection to the specific server is going to be established as well as 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 allow you to employ different machines for load balancing and redundancy. With this type of DNS records, you could use the same domain many different purposes and even with different companies if the same one is not able to provide all services that you need.

SRV Records in Cloud Website Hosting

If you host a domain address inside a cloud website hosting account from our company and we handle the DNS records for it, you are going to be able to create a new SRV record with just a few clicks within the DNS Records area of your Hepsia Control Panel. Our intuitive interface makes it much simpler to create a new record compared with other hosting Control Panels, so if you need an SRV record, you will only have to fill a couple of boxes and you'll be all set. This includes the protocol as well as the port number, the value i.e. the actual record, the priority and the weight. For the last two you may set any value between 1 and 100 depending on which server you would like customers to access first or what instructions the other provider has given you. As an added option, you may choose how long this record is going to be active after you edit it or delete it - the so-called Time To Live time, that’s measured in seconds. If you're not requested otherwise, you could leave the default value there.

SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Through a semi-dedicated server package from our company, you will be able to use our easy to work with DNS management tool, that is a part of the in-house designed Hepsia web hosting CP. It's going to offer you a very simple interface to set up a new record for each domain hosted in the account, so if you wish to use a domain for any purpose, you can set up a new SRV record with just a few mouse clicks. Via simple text boxes, you'll need to type in the service, protocol and port number information, which you should have from the company offering you the service. Also, you're going to be able to choose what priority and weight the record will have if you are going to use a couple or more machines for the exact same service. The standard value for them is 10, but you can set any other value between 1 and 100 if necessary. In addition, you are going to have the option to change the TTL value from the standard 3600 seconds to a various different value - thus setting the time this record will be live in the global DNS system after you erase it or change it.