An SRV record, which is short for Service record, is a DNS entry employed to identify the servers which run a specific service for a domain. In other words, you’re able to use your domain name not just 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 an Internet site with it. Whenever you create the SRV record, you can pick what IP it will 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 assuming that you have 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 type of DNS records, you can use the same domain name for a number of purposes and even with different companies if the same one is unable to provide all services you require.

SRV Records in Cloud Hosting

In case you have a cloud 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 with ease, including an SRV one. This is done with the user-friendly Hepsia Control Panel and as soon as you log in to your web hosting account and visit the DNS Records section, you'll only need to fill several boxes with the necessary data and your new SRV record will be active within a few hours. You can input the service, protocol and the port number which you want to use plus 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 required, you can even change the TTL (Time To Live) value for the record, which shows how long it'll remain active after you modify or remove it. The standard TTL value for almost all records is 3600 seconds and you’ll be able to leave it if you do not specifically need a different one.

SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Since we understand how aggravating it can be to manage DNS records, we're going to give you an easy-to-use DNS administration tool as an element of our custom-made Hepsia Control Panel, so when you host your domain addresses within a semi-dedicated server account from our company, you are going to be able to set up an SRV record with no problems. We've got a step-by-step guide, that will make things so much easier. Using a user-friendly interface, you will need to enter the info that the other company has provided you with - protocol, port number and service. Unless they've given you specific recommendations to change the priority and / or the weight values, you could leave these two options as they are and your brand new record will go live in a matter of minutes. The Time To Live option (TTL) could also be set to a custom value, but usually the standard value of 3600 seconds is used for most records. This value reveals the time the record will continue existing after it's edited or erased.