An SRV record, which signifies Service record, is a DNS entry that is used to outline the servers which run a particular service for a domain name. Put simply, you’re able to use your domain name not only for a website, 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. When you create the SRV record, you can select what IP it is going to employ, on which port the connection to the specific server will be established plus the priority and the weight of the record provided that you have a number of SRV records for the very same service. The latter option will enable you to employ different machines for load balancing and redundancy. With this type of DNS records, you may use the same domain name many different purposes and even with different companies if the same one can't provide all services that you need.

SRV Records in Cloud Website Hosting

If you have a cloud website hosting account with our company and the DNS records for a domain address added in it are handled by our system, you are going to be able to create any record that you need effortlessly, including an SRV one. This is done with the user-friendly Hepsia CP and as soon as you log in to your hosting account and go to the DNS Records section, you'll simply need to fill a couple of boxes with the needed data and your new SRV record is going to be active within a couple of hours. You can type in the service, protocol and the port number you'd like to use and also the priority and the weight of the new record depending on how you intend to set up your system or what the third-party provider requires. If required, you can also change the TTL (Time To Live) value for the record, which indicates how long it's going to remain active after you edit or delete it. The default TTL value for almost all records is 3600 seconds and you can leave it unless you specifically need a different one.

SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

A completely new SRV record could be created within just seconds for every single domain hosted inside a semi-dedicated server from our company. The Hepsia hosting CP, which is used to handle the semi-dedicated accounts, features a really easy-to-use interface, so you will be able to create any DNS record even though you may have no previous experience with such matters. After you sign in to the account, you could create records with the DNS management tool, which is an element of Hepsia and once you pick SRV for the type, a few text boxes are going to appear. You have to enter the service, port number and protocol information as well as the record value in them and the new record will be working shortly after that. The priority and weight options may be set to every value between 1 and 100, the default one being 10. You may change each of the two in case the other provider has required you to do so. Also, the Time To Live (TTL) value, which shows the duration a record is going to remain active if changed or erased, could also be modified from the standard 3600 seconds.