An SRV record, which is short for Service record, is a DNS entry which is used to identify the servers that run a specific service for a domain name. In other words, you’ll be able to use your domain name not only for an Internet site, but also for an instant messaging server, a video streaming host or even a Voice-Over-IP server, for instance, while you still have an Internet site with it. When you create the SRV record, you can pick what Internet Protocol it's going to use, on which port the connection to the specific server is going to be established as well as the priority and the weight of the record provided that there are several SRV records for the exact same service. The latter option will allow you to use different machines for load balancing and redundancy. With this type of DNS records, you can use the same domain name for various purposes and even with different companies if the same one is not able to provide all services you require.

SRV Records in Cloud Web Hosting

In case you have a cloud web hosting account with us and the DNS records for a domain name added in it are handled by our system, you're going to be able to create any record that you need easily, including an SRV one. This is done through the user-friendly Hepsia Control Panel and as soon as you sign in to your web hosting account and visit the DNS Records section, you'll simply need to fill several boxes with the required info and your new SRV record is going to be active in several hours. You can enter the service, protocol and the port number that you'd like to use as well as the priority and the weight of the new record based upon how you intend to set up your system or what the third-party provider wants. If required, you may also edit the TTL (Time To Live) value for the record, which indicates how long it'll remain active after you change or remove it. The default TTL value for most records is 3600 seconds and you’ll be able to leave it if you don't specifically need a different one.

SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

As we realize how frustrating it can be to manage DNS records, we are going to give you an easy-to-use DNS management instrument as a part of our custom Hepsia CP, so when you host your domain addresses inside a semi-dedicated server account from us, you'll be able to create an SRV record without issues. We've got a step-by-step guide, which will make things that much easier. Using a user-friendly interface, you will have to enter the information that the other company has supplied you with - protocol, port number and service. Unless they've given you specific directions to modify the priority and the weight values, you could leave these two options as they are and your brand new record will go live in a few minutes. The Time To Live option (TTL) may also be set to a custom value, but usually the default value of 3600 seconds is used for the majority of records. This value indicates the time the record will keep existing after it is modified or erased.