An SRV record, which stands for Service record, is a DNS entry that is used to outline the servers that run a particular service for a domain name. Quite simply, you’ll be able to use your domain name not just for a website, 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. Whenever you set up the SRV record, you may choose what Internet Protocol 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 there are several SRV records for the very same service. The latter option will permit you to use different machines for load balancing and redundancy. Using this type of DNS records, you can use the same domain 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 create a new SRV record for any one of the domains that you host in a shared website hosting account on our cutting-edge cloud platform. Provided that the DNS records for the domain name are handled on our end, you’ll be able to manage them with ease through the respective section of your Hepsia CP and only minutes later any new record that you create is going to be active. Hepsia includes a very intuitive interface and all it will take to set up an SRV record is to fill in just a few text boxes - the service the record is going to be used for, the Internet protocol as well as the port number. The priority (1-100), weight (1-100) and TTL boxes have default values, that you can leave except if the other provider requires different ones. TTL is short for Time To Live and this number shows the time in seconds for the record to remain active in case you change it or delete it at some point, the standard one being 3600.

SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

Since we understand how irritating it could be to handle DNS records, we are going to give you an easy-to-use DNS management instrument as part of our custom-made Hepsia Control Panel, so when you host your domain addresses inside a semi-dedicated server account from our company, you are going to be able to set up an SRV record with no difficulties. We also have a step-by-step guide, that will make things that much easier. Using a user-friendly interface, you'll have to type in the information that the other company has supplied you with - protocol, port number and service. Unless they've given you specific directions to change the priority and / or the weight values, you could leave those two options as they are and your brand new record will go live in a few minutes. The Time To Live option (TTL) could also be set to a custom value, but normally the default value of 3600 seconds is used for the majority of records. This value displays the time the record will continue existing after it is edited or erased.