An SRV record, which is short for Service record, is a DNS entry which is used to outline the servers that run a particular service for a domain. Quite simply, you’ll be able to use your Internet domain 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 a site with it. If you set up the SRV record, you may choose what Internet Protocol it is going to employ, 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 you have several SRV records for the exact same service. The second 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 for a number of purposes and even with different companies in case the same one is unable to provide all services you require.

SRV Records in Cloud Hosting

The Hepsia CP, bundled with each and every cloud hosting we offer, will provide you with an easy means to set up any DNS record that you need for a domain or a subdomain inside your account. The user-friendly interface is much more simple than what other companies provide and you will not have to do anything more than to fill a couple of boxes. For a new SRV record, you've got to log in, go to the DNS Records section and click on the "New" button. Inside the small pop-up that'll show up, you have to type in the service, protocol and port information. You may also set the priority and weight values, which should be between 1 and 100, that will matter if you have at least two servers handling the exact same service. If you work with a machine from a different company, they could also ask you to set a TTL value different from the default 3600 seconds. This value defines how long the newly created record is going to remain operational after you modify it in the future.

SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

A brand new SRV record may be created in a matter of seconds for any domain address hosted inside a semi-dedicated server from our company. The Hepsia hosting Control Panel, employed to manage the semi-dedicated accounts, features a very easy-to-use interface, so you'll be able to set up any DNS record even if you have no previous experience with such matters. After you sign in to the account, you are able to create records using the DNS administration tool, which is a part of Hepsia and once you pick SRV for the type, a few text boxes are going to appear. You will need to type the service, port number and protocol information along with the record value in them and the new record will be active soon after that. The priority and weight options may be set to every value between 1 and 100, the default one being 10. You could change each of the two if the other provider has requested you to do so. In addition, the Time To Live (TTL) value, which shows the duration a record will remain working if edited or deleted, may also be modified from the default 3600 seconds.