An SRV record, which means Service record, is a DNS entry which is used to outline the servers that run a certain service for a domain name. Basically, you will be able to use your domain name not just for an Internet site, 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 website with it. Whenever you create the SRV record, you can select what Internet Protocol it's going to employ, on which port the connection to the specific server will 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 second option will enable you to use different machines for load balancing and redundancy. With this kind of DNS records, you can use the same domain address for various purposes and even with different companies in case the same one cannot provide all services you require.

SRV Records in Website Hosting

If you host a domain address inside a website hosting account from our company and we control the DNS records for it, you're going to be able to set up a new SRV record with just a few clicks within the DNS Records part of your Hepsia Control Panel. Our easy to navigate interface makes it much simpler to create a new record in comparison with other hosting Control Panels, so if you need an SRV record, you will simply need to fill a few boxes and you will be set. This includes the protocol and the port number, the value i.e. the actual record, the priority plus the weight. For the last two you could set any value in between 1 and 100 depending on which server you would like users to access first or what recommendations the other provider has given you. As an additional option, you can pick how long this record is going to be active after you change it or delete it - the so-called Time To Live time, that’s measured in seconds. If you're not asked otherwise, you may leave the default value there.

SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Setting up a brand new SRV record for any domain address hosted in a semi-dedicated server account on our end is going to be very easy and will require no more than a few clicks through a user-friendly interface. Via the DNS administration tool inside your Hepsia website hosting Control Panel, you are able to create any record that you need and when you pick SRV as the type, several more textboxes will appear on your screen. There, you must enter the record value, the protocol, the service and the port number and you'll be all set. Optionally, in case the other company requires it, you're also going to be able to set the weight and priority values in case 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 a lot of possibilities if you use a large number of servers for a given service. You can also outline how long the newly created SRV record will remain active if you erase it in the future by setting a TTL (Time To Live) value for it. By default, the TTL is 3600 seconds.