An SRV record, which signifies Service record, is a DNS entry employed to define the servers which run a particular service for a domain. Quite simply, you’ll be able to use your Internet domain not only for a 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 an Internet site with it. When you create the SRV record, you may choose what IP it'll use, on which port the connection to the specific server is going to be established along with the priority and the weight of the record in case that there are several SRV records for the very same service. The latter option will allow you to employ different machines for load balancing and redundancy. With this kind of DNS records, you can use the same domain address for a variety of purposes and even with different providers if the same one can't provide all services you need.

SRV Records in Shared Website Hosting

If you have a shared website hosting account with us and the DNS records for a domain address included in it are controlled by our system, you're going to be able to create any record that you need without difficulty, including an SRV one. This is done via the user-friendly Hepsia CP and when you sign in to your hosting account and go to the DNS Records section, you'll simply have to fill a couple of boxes with the required info and your new SRV record will be active in a few hours. You can enter the service, protocol and the port number which you want to use and also the priority and the weight of the new record based on how you want to set up your system or what the third-party provider needs. If necessary, you can also edit the TTL (Time To Live) value for the record, which shows how long it's going to remain active after you change or erase it. The default TTL value for most records is 3600 seconds and you’re able to leave it if you do not specifically need a different one.

SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

A new SRV record could be created within seconds for each domain name hosted inside a semi-dedicated server from our company. The Hepsia hosting Control Panel, used to control the semi-dedicated accounts, features a very easy-to-use interface, so you will be able to set up any DNS record even when you have no previous experience with such matters. After you sign in to the account, you could create records through the DNS administration tool, which is part of Hepsia and once you pick SRV for the type, a few text boxes will appear. You will need to type the service, port number and protocol info as well as the record value in them and the new record will be operational shortly after that. The priority and weight options could be set to every value between 1 and 100, the default one being 10. You'll be able to change any one of the two in case the other company has required you to do so. Also, the Time To Live (TTL) value, which reveals the duration a record will remain live if changed or erased, can also be modified from the standard 3600 seconds.