An SRV record, which stands for Service record, is a DNS entry that is used to define the servers that run a specific service for a domain name. In other words, you can use your domain 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 an Internet site with it. If you create the SRV record, you may choose what Internet Protocol it is going to employ, on which port the connection to the particular server will be established along with the priority and the weight of the record in case that you have several SRV records for the exact same service. The latter option allows you to employ different machines for load balancing and redundancy. Using this type of DNS records, you can use the same domain name many different purposes and even with different providers in case the same one cannot provide all services you require.
SRV Records in Cloud Hosting
If you host a domain in a cloud hosting account from our company and we manage the DNS records for it, you will be able to set up a new SRV record with a few clicks within the DNS Records area of your Hepsia CP. Our easy to navigate interface makes it much simpler to set up a new record compared to other hosting Control Panels, so if you want an SRV record, you'll only need to fill a couple of boxes and you'll be set. This includes the protocol as well as the port number, the value i.e. the actual record, the priority plus the weight. For the last two you may set any value between 1 and 100 based on which server you would like customers to access first or what recommendations the other provider has given you. As an extra option, you can pick how long this record is going to be active after you edit it or delete it - the so-called Time To Live time, that’s measured in seconds. Unless required otherwise, you can leave the default value there.
SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting
A completely new SRV record can be created in a matter of seconds for each and every domain hosted within a semi-dedicated server from our company. The Hepsia hosting CP, used to manage the semi-dedicated accounts, features a rather easy-to-use interface, so you will be able to create any DNS record even when you have no previous experience with such matters. After you sign in to the account, you'll be able to set up records with the DNS management tool, which is part of Hepsia and once you select SRV for the type, a few text boxes will appear. You have to type the service, port number and protocol information plus the record value in them and the new record is going to be live right after that. The priority and weight options could be set to any value between 1 and 100, the standard one being 10. You are able to adjust any one of the two if the other provider has required you to do so. Additionally, the Time To Live (TTL) value, which shows the duration a record will remain working if changed or deleted, may also be modified from the default 3600 seconds.