An SRV record, which means Service record, is a DNS entry which is used to define the servers which run a specific service for a domain. Put simply, you can use your domain name not only for an Internet 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 a website with it. When you set up the SRV record, you may choose what IP it's going to use, on which port the connection to the particular server will be established along with the priority and the weight of the record assuming that you have several SRV records for the exact same service. The latter option will permit you to employ different machines for load balancing and redundancy. Using this type of DNS records, you may use the same domain name for a number of purposes and even with different providers in case the same one can't provide all services you require.

SRV Records in Shared Web Hosting

Provided you have a shared web hosting account with our company and the DNS records for a domain name included in it are controlled by our system, you're going to be able to set up any record that you need with ease, including an SRV one. This is done via the user-friendly Hepsia CP and once you sign in to your hosting account and check out the DNS Records section, you will only need to fill a few boxes with the required info and your new SRV record is going to be active within a few hours. You can type in the service, protocol and the port number you'd like to use along with the priority and the weight of the new record depending on how you want to set up your system or what the third-party provider needs. If needed, 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 erase it. The default TTL value for most 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

A new SRV record can be created within just seconds for every single domain hosted inside a semi-dedicated server from our company. The Hepsia hosting CP, employed to handle the semi-dedicated accounts, comes with a rather easy-to-use interface, so you will be able to create any DNS record even though you may have no previous experience with such matters. After you sign in to the account, you are able to set up records via the DNS administration tool, which is an element of Hepsia and once you select SRV for the type, a few text boxes will appear. You will need to type the service, port number and protocol information along with the record value in them and the new record is going to be live soon after that. The priority and weight options may be set to any value between 1 and 100, the standard one being 10. You may change each of the two in case the other provider has asked you to do so. Furthermore, the Time To Live (TTL) value, which indicates the duration a record will remain working if edited or removed, could also be modified from the default 3600 seconds.