An SRV record, which is short for Service record, is a DNS entry employed to outline the servers which run a certain service for a domain name. Basically, you will be able to use your 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 an Internet site with it. When you set up the SRV record, you may choose what IP it is going to 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 there are several SRV records for the very same service. The second option will allow you to use different machines for load balancing and redundancy. Using this kind of DNS records, you could use the same domain address many different purposes and even with different providers if the same one can't provide all services you need.

SRV Records in Hosting

If you have a hosting account with our company and the DNS records for a domain address added in it are managed by our system, you'll be able to create any record that you need with ease, including an SRV one. This is done via the user-friendly Hepsia CP and as soon as you log in to your web hosting account and check out the DNS Records section, you will only need to fill several boxes with the needed info and your new SRV record will be active in several hours. You can enter the service, protocol and the port number that you would like to use as well as the priority and the weight of the new record based upon how you intend to set up your system or what the third-party provider wants. When required, you can also change the TTL (Time To Live) value for the record, which shows how long it's going to remain active after you edit or erase it. The standard 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

Creating a completely new SRV record for every single domain name hosted within a semi-dedicated server account on our end is going to be very easy and will require no more than just a few clicks using a user-friendly interface. Via the DNS administration tool in your Hepsia website hosting CP, you can create any record you need and as soon as you choose SRV as the type, several additional textboxes will appear on your screen. There, you will have to enter the record value, the protocol, the service and also the port number and you'll be set. Additionally, in case the other service provider requires it, you will also be able to set the weight and priority values when they have to be different from the default value, which is 10. The range for those 2 options is from 1 to 100, so you will have lots of possibilities if you use many servers for a specific service. You can also determine how long the new SRV record will remain live if you remove it in the future by setting a TTL (Time To Live) value for it. By default, the TTL is 3600 seconds.