An SRV record, which signifies Service record, is a DNS entry that is used to define the servers that run a specific service for a domain. Put simply, you are able to use your Internet domain not only for an Internet site, but also for an instant messaging server, a video streaming host or a Voice-Over-IP server, as an example, while you still have a site with it. Whenever you set up the SRV record, you can pick what Internet Protocol it is going to use, 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 in case that there are several SRV records for the exact same service. The second option will permit you to employ different machines for load balancing and redundancy. Using this type of DNS records, you could use the same domain for a number of purposes and even with different companies in case the same one is unable to provide all services that you need.

SRV Records in Hosting

If you host a domain address within a 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 inside the DNS Records area of your Hepsia CP. Our user-friendly interface makes it much easier to set up a new record in comparison to other website hosting Control Panels, so if you need an SRV record, you'll simply have to fill a few boxes and you'll be all set. This includes the protocol and the port number, the value i.e. the actual record, the priority and the weight. For the last two you could set any value between 1 and 100 based upon which server you'd like users to access first or what recommendations the other company has given you. As an added option, you can select how long this record is going to be active after you change it or delete it - the so-called Time To Live time, which is measured in seconds. Unless requested otherwise, you could leave the default value there.

SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

Using a semi-dedicated server package from our company, you will be able to take advantage of our user-friendly DNS management tool, that is a part of the in-house designed Hepsia web hosting CP. It is going to give you a quite simple interface to create a new record for any domain address hosted within the account, so if you want to use a domain name for any purpose, you could create a brand new SRV record with a couple of mouse clicks. Via basic text boxes, you'll have to input the service, protocol and port number info, which you ought to have from the company offering you the service. In addition, you'll be able to choose what priority and weight the record will have if you're going to use a couple or more machines for the very same service. The default value for them is 10, but you can set any other value between 1 and 100 when necessary. Moreover, you are going to have the option to adjust the TTL value from the default 3600 seconds to any other value - this way setting the time this record will be active in the global DNS system after you delete it or change it.