An SRV record, which stands for Service record, is a DNS entry which is used to identify the servers which run a specific service for a domain. Put simply, you can use your Internet domain not just for an Internet site, but also for an instant messaging server, a video streaming host or a Voice-Over-IP server, as an example, while you still have a website with it. Whenever you set up the SRV record, you can choose what IP it will employ, on which port the connection to the specific server is going to be established in addition to the priority and the weight of the record provided that you have several SRV records for the exact same service. The latter option will allow you to use different machines for load balancing and redundancy. With this type of DNS records, you may use the same domain many different purposes and even with different companies in case the same one is unable to provide all services you need.

SRV Records in Shared Hosting

You are going to be able to set up a brand new SRV record for any of the domain names that you host within a shared website hosting account on our cutting-edge cloud platform. Assuming that the DNS records for the domain address are handled on our end, you’ll be able to manage them effortlessly via the respective section of your Hepsia Control Panel and only minutes later any new record you create will be active. Hepsia comes with a really intuitive interface and all it takes to create an SRV record is to fill in just a few text boxes - the service the record will be used for, the Internet protocol as well as the port number. The priority (1-100), weight (1-100) and TTL boxes have default values, which you can leave except if the other provider requires different ones. TTL is short for Time To Live and this number indicates the time in seconds for the record to stay active when you change it or erase it at some point, the standard one being 3600.

SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

As we know how irritating it may be to handle DNS records, we are going to provide you with an easy-to-use DNS administration instrument as an element of our custom Hepsia CP, so when you host your domains inside a semi-dedicated server account from our company, you'll be able to create an SRV record with no troubles. We also have a step-by-step guide, that will make things so much easier. Using a user-friendly interface, you will need to type in the details that the other company has supplied you with - protocol, port number and service. Unless they've given you specific recommendations to change the priority and / or the weight values, you could leave those two options as they are and your new record will go live in a few minutes. The Time To Live option (TTL) can also be set to a custom value, but typically the default value of 3600 seconds is used for almost all records. This value reveals the time the record will continue existing after it is modified or deleted.