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

SRV Records in Shared Hosting

You'll be able to set up a brand new SRV record for any one of the domains which you host inside a shared website hosting account on our innovative cloud platform. As long as the DNS records for the domain name are handled on our end, you are able to manage them with ease in the respective section of your Hepsia Control Panel and minutes later any new record you set up will be active. Hepsia comes with a very user-friendly interface and all it will require to create an SRV record is to fill in a few text boxes - the service the record is going to be used for, the Internet protocol and also the port number. The priority (1-100), weight (1-100) and TTL boxes have default values, that you can leave except when the other provider demands different ones. TTL stands short for Time To Live and this number shows the time in seconds for the record to remain active if you change it or erase it at some point, the standard one being 3600.

SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

By using a semi-dedicated server plan from us, you are going to be able to benefit from the intuitive DNS administration tool, which is a part of the in-house designed Hepsia web hosting CP. It's going to offer you a simple interface to set up a new record for each domain hosted inside the account, so if you need to use a domain for any purpose, you could create a completely new SRV record with just a couple of mouse clicks. Through very simple text boxes, you'll have to input the service, protocol and port number details, which you must have from the company providing you with the service. Moreover, you'll be able to pick what priority and weight the record will have if you're planning to use a couple or more machines for the very same service. The standard value for them is 10, but you can set any other value between 1 and 100 if required. Additionally, you'll have the option to adjust the TTL value from the standard 3600 seconds to any other value - thus setting the time this record is going to be active in the global DNS system after you erase it or edit it.