An SRV record, which is short for Service record, is a DNS entry that is used to outline the servers which run a particular service for a domain. In other words, you’re able to use your Internet domain not only for a web 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 create the SRV record, you can choose what IP it's going to employ, on which port the connection to the particular server is going to be established plus the priority and the weight of the record provided that there are several SRV records for the very same service. The second option will enable you to use different machines for load balancing and redundancy. With this type of DNS records, you may use the same domain name for a variety of purposes and even with different companies in case the same one can't provide all services you need.

SRV Records in Shared Web Hosting

If you host a domain name in a shared web hosting account from our company and we control the DNS records for it, you're going to be able to create a new SRV record with a few clicks within the DNS Records section of your Hepsia Control Panel. Our user-friendly interface makes it more simple to set up a new record compared to other web hosting Control Panels, so if you need an SRV record, you will simply need to fill a couple of boxes and you will be all set. This includes the protocol and also the port number, the value i.e. the actual record, the priority and the weight. For the last 2 you can set any value in between 1 and 100 based upon which server you want users to access first or what recommendations the other company has given you. As an additional option, you may choose how long this record is going to 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 Servers

Through a semi-dedicated server package from us, you are going to be able to benefit from the easy to navigate DNS management tool, which is a part of the in-house developed Hepsia website hosting CP. It'll offer you a quite simple user interface to set up a new record for each and every domain name hosted in the account, so if you wish to use a domain address for any purpose, you could create a new SRV record with a couple of clicks. Through simple text boxes, you'll have to enter the service, protocol and port number information, which you should have from the company providing you with the service. In addition, you'll be able to choose what priority and weight the record will have if you are going to use a couple or more machines for the exact same service. The default value for them is 10, but you may set any other value between 1 and 100 if required. Moreover, you'll have the option to adjust the TTL value from the default 3600 seconds to a various different value - this way setting the time this record will be active in the global DNS system after you remove it or modify it.