An SRV record, which signifies Service record, is a DNS entry employed to outline the servers which run a specific service for a domain name. Quite simply, you will be able to use your Internet domain 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 example, while you still have an Internet site with it. Whenever you create the SRV record, you can choose what Internet Protocol it'll employ, on which port the connection to the specific server will be established in addition to the priority and the weight of the record provided that you have a number of SRV records for the exact same service. The second option will permit you to use different machines for load balancing and redundancy. With this type of DNS records, you could use the same domain name for various purposes and even with different providers if the same one can't provide all services you require.

SRV Records in Shared Hosting

If you host a domain name in a shared hosting account from our company and we control the DNS records for it, you are going to be able to set up a new SRV record with just a few mouse clicks in the DNS Records part of your Hepsia Control Panel. Our user-friendly interface makes it much easier to create a new record compared with other hosting Control Panels, so if you require an SRV record, you'll only need to fill a few boxes and you will be ready. This includes the protocol and also the port number, the value i.e. the actual record, the priority plus the weight. For the last two you could set any value between 1 and 100 based upon which server you want clients to access first or what instructions the other company has given you. As an additional option, you can pick how long this record is going to be active after you edit it or delete it - the so-called Time To Live time, that’s measured in seconds. Unless asked otherwise, you could leave the default value there.

SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

Through a semi-dedicated server package from us, you'll be able to benefit from our easy to work with DNS administration tool, which is a part of the in-house designed Hepsia hosting Control Panel. It'll provide you with a quite simple interface to set up a new record for any domain hosted within the account, so if you wish to use a domain for any purpose, you can create a completely new SRV record with only a couple of mouse clicks. Using very simple text boxes, you'll have to enter the service, protocol and port number info, which you must have from the company offering you the service. Also, you will be able to pick what priority and weight the record will have if you are planning to use a couple or more machines for the very same service. The default value for them is 10, but you can set any other value between 1 and 100 when necessary. Furthermore, you'll have the option to adjust the TTL value from the default 3600 seconds to any other value - in this way setting the time this record is going to be live in the global DNS system after you remove it or modify it.