An SRV record, which means Service record, is a DNS entry that is used to identify the servers that run a particular service for a domain. Basically, you will be able to use your domain name not only for a website, but also for an instant messaging server, a video streaming host or perhaps a Voice-Over-IP server, as an example, while you still have a site with it. When you set up the SRV record, you can choose what Internet Protocol it will employ, on which port the connection to the particular server will be established plus 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 permit you to use different machines for load balancing and redundancy. Using this kind of DNS records, you may use the same domain for various purposes and even with different companies if the same one cannot provide all services that you need.

SRV Records in Cloud Hosting

In case you have a cloud hosting account with our company and the DNS records for a domain name included in it are managed by our system, you will be able to create any record that you need effortlessly, including an SRV one. This is done via the user-friendly Hepsia CP and as soon as you log in to your hosting account and visit the DNS Records section, you will simply need to fill a couple of boxes with the needed data and your new SRV record will be active in several hours. You can type in the service, protocol and the port number that you would like to use and also the priority and the weight of the new record depending on how you need to set up your system or what the third-party provider needs. If necessary, you can even change the TTL (Time To Live) value for the record, which reveals how long it'll remain active after you modify or erase it. The default TTL value for most records is 3600 seconds and you’re able to leave it unless you specifically need a different one.

SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

A completely new SRV record may be created within seconds for each and every domain hosted in a semi-dedicated server from our company. The Hepsia hosting CP, used to handle the semi-dedicated accounts, includes a really easy-to-use interface, so you'll be able to set up any DNS record even though you may have no previous experience with such matters. After you sign in to the account, you are able to create records through the DNS administration tool, which is a part of Hepsia and once you select SRV for the type, a few text boxes will appear. You need to type the service, port number and protocol info along with the record value in them and the new record is going to be working right after that. The priority and weight options may be set to every value between 1 and 100, the standard one being 10. You can adjust any of the two in case the other provider has required you to do so. Also, the Time To Live (TTL) value, which indicates the duration a record is going to remain active if edited or erased, can also be modified from the standard 3600 seconds.