An SRV record, which signifies Service record, is a DNS entry that is used to outline the servers which run a certain service for a domain. Quite simply, you’ll be able to use your domain not only for a site, but also for an instant messaging server, a video streaming host or a Voice-Over-IP server, for example, while you still have a site with it. Whenever you create the SRV record, you can choose what IP it is going to use, on which port the connection to the particular server is going to be established as well as the priority and the weight of the record provided that you have a number of SRV records for the very same service. The latter option allows you to use different machines for load balancing and redundancy. With this kind of DNS records, you can use the same domain address for various purposes and even with different providers in case the same one can't provide all services you need.

SRV Records in Cloud Hosting

If you host a domain address inside a cloud hosting account from our company and we control the DNS records for it, you will be able to set up a new SRV record with only a few clicks in the DNS Records part of your Hepsia Control Panel. Our user-friendly interface makes it more simple to create 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 can set any value in between 1 and 100 based upon which server you want users to access first or what instructions the other provider has given you. As an added option, you can choose how long this record will be active after you modify it or delete it - the so-called Time To Live time, that is measured in seconds. If not asked otherwise, you could leave the default value there.

SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

A completely new SRV record could be created in a matter of seconds for every single domain hosted in a semi-dedicated server from our company. The Hepsia hosting CP, which is used to manage the semi-dedicated accounts, comes with a very 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 could set up records using the DNS administration tool, which is part of Hepsia and once you choose SRV for the type, a few text boxes will appear. You need to type the service, port number and protocol info as well as the record value in them and the new record will be working right after that. The priority and weight options may be set to any value between 1 and 100, the default one being 10. You may adjust any of the two if the other company has required you to do so. Also, the Time To Live (TTL) value, which reveals the duration a record is going to remain live if changed or deleted, may also be modified from the standard 3600 seconds.