An SRV record, which means Service record, is a DNS entry employed to outline the servers that run a particular service for a domain name. Quite simply, you’ll be able to use your domain name not just for a web site, but also for an instant messaging server, a video streaming host or perhaps a Voice-Over-IP server, as an example, while you still have a site with it. When you set up the SRV record, you can select what IP it will use, on which port the connection to the specific server will be established as well as the priority and the weight of the record provided 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. Using this type of DNS records, you could use the same domain address for various purposes and even with different companies if the same one can't provide all services you require.

SRV Records in Hosting

In case you have a hosting account with our company and the DNS records for a domain name added in it are handled by our system, you are going to be able to create any record that you need effortlessly, including an SRV one. This is done with the user-friendly Hepsia Control Panel and once you sign in to your web hosting account and check out the DNS Records section, you'll only have to fill several 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 you'd like to use plus the priority and the weight of the new record based on how you would like to set up your system or what the third-party provider needs. If required, you may also modify 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 standard 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 Servers

A new SRV record can be created in just seconds for each domain address hosted within a semi-dedicated server from our company. The Hepsia hosting CP, which is used to control the semi-dedicated accounts, features a rather 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 are able to set up records through the DNS management tool, which is part of Hepsia and once you pick SRV for the type, a few text boxes will appear. You have to type the service, port number and protocol info in addition to the record value in them and the new record is going to be active right 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 any one of the two if the other company has requested you to do so. Furthermore, the Time To Live (TTL) value, which indicates the duration a record will remain active if edited or deleted, can also be modified from the standard 3600 seconds.