An SRV record, which signifies Service record, is a DNS entry employed to identify the servers which run a particular service for a domain. Put simply, you’ll be able to use your domain not just for a site, but also for an instant messaging server, a video streaming host or even a Voice-Over-IP server, for instance, while you still have a website with it. Whenever 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 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 enable you to employ different machines for load balancing and redundancy. With this kind of DNS records, you could use the same domain name many different purposes and even with different providers in case the same one is not able to provide all services you need.

SRV Records in Cloud Web Hosting

If you host a domain in a cloud web hosting account from our company and we handle the DNS records for it, you'll be able to set up a new SRV record with just a few clicks inside the DNS Records section of your Hepsia Control Panel. Our intuitive interface makes it much easier to create a new record in comparison to other web hosting Control Panels, so if you want an SRV record, you will only have to fill a couple of boxes and you will be all set. This includes the protocol and the port number, the value i.e. the actual record, the priority plus the weight. For the last 2 you could set any value in between 1 and 100 based on which server you would like users to access first or what recommendations the other company has given you. As an additional option, you may choose how long this record will be active after you modify it or delete it - the so-called Time To Live time, which is measured in seconds. If not requested otherwise, you could leave the default value there.

SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Setting up a brand new SRV record for each and every domain address hosted within a semi-dedicated server account on our end is going to be very easy and will take no more than just a few mouse clicks using a user-friendly interface. Using the DNS management tool within your Hepsia hosting CP, you are able to create any record that you need and as soon as you select 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 along with the port number and you will be ready. Optionally, in case the other service provider requires it, you are also going to be able to set the weight and priority values in case they have to be different from the standard value, which is 10. The range for these 2 options is from 1 to 100, so you will have lots of possibilities if you use a large number of servers for a specific service. Also, you can define how long the new SRV record will remain live if you erase it in the future by setting a TTL (Time To Live) value for it. By default, the TTL is 3600 seconds.