An SRV record, which is short for Service record, is a DNS entry which is used to outline the servers that run a specific service for a domain name. Quite simply, you are able to use your Internet domain not just for an Internet site, but also for an instant messaging server, a video streaming host or perhaps a Voice-Over-IP server, for instance, while you still have a website with it. When you create the SRV record, you can pick what IP it will employ, on which port the connection to the specific server is going to be established in addition to the priority and the weight of the record assuming that you have a number of SRV records for the very same service. The latter option will permit you to use different machines for load balancing and redundancy. With this kind of DNS records, you may use the same domain name for a number of purposes and even with different providers if the same one is unable to provide all services you require.

SRV Records in Web Hosting

You'll be able to set up a new SRV record for any one of the domain addresses you host within a shared web hosting account on our groundbreaking cloud platform. Assuming that the DNS records for the domain address are handled on our end, you are able to manage them effortlessly via the respective section of your Hepsia Control Panel and only minutes later any new record which you set up will be active. Hepsia includes a rather user-friendly interface and all it requires to create an SRV record is to fill in a couple of text boxes - the service the record is going to be used for, the Internet protocol plus the port number. The priority (1-100), weight (1-100) and TTL boxes have default values, which you can leave except when the other company demands different ones. TTL stands short for Time To Live and this number illustrates the time in seconds for the record to be active in case you modify it or remove it at some point, the standard one being 3600.

SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

With a semi-dedicated server package from us, you'll be able to use our intuitive DNS management tool, which is a part of the in-house developed Hepsia web hosting Control Panel. It is going to give you a rather simple user interface to create a new record for every single domain hosted inside the account, so if you need to use a domain name for any purpose, you can set up a brand new SRV record with just a couple of mouse clicks. Via very simple text boxes, you will need to enter the service, protocol and port number information, which you must have from the company providing you the service. In addition, you'll be able to select what priority and weight the record will have if you are going to use a couple or more machines for the exact same service. The default value for them is 10, but you may set any other value between 1 and 100 if required. Moreover, you'll have the option to adjust the TTL value from the default 3600 seconds to any other value - in this way setting the time this record will be active in the global DNS system after you erase it or change it.