An SRV record, which is short for Service record, is a DNS entry that is used to outline the servers which run a specific service for a domain. Basically, you can use your domain not only for a 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 an Internet site with it. When you set up the SRV record, you can pick what IP it's going to use, on which port the connection to the specific 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 exact same service. The second 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 for a variety of purposes and even with different providers in case the same one can't provide all services you require.

SRV Records in Cloud Website Hosting

Provided you have a cloud website hosting account with us and the DNS records for a domain name added in it are controlled by our system, you're going to be able to create any record that you need easily, including an SRV one. This is done with the user-friendly Hepsia CP and when you log in to your website hosting account and check out the DNS Records section, you'll only have to fill several boxes with the necessary data and your new SRV record is going to be active within a few hours. You can input the service, protocol and the port number that you'd like to use as well as the priority and the weight of the new record based upon how you need to set up your system or what the third-party provider wants. If needed, you can also modify the TTL (Time To Live) value for the record, which reveals how long it's going to remain active after you change or delete it. The standard TTL value for almost all records is 3600 seconds and you’ll be able to leave it if you don't specifically need a different one.

SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

A new SRV record could be created within just seconds for any domain name hosted inside a semi-dedicated server from our company. The Hepsia hosting CP, used to handle the semi-dedicated accounts, comes with a very easy-to-use interface, so you will be able to create any DNS record although you may have no previous experience with such matters. After you sign in to the account, you'll be able to create records via the DNS management tool, which is part of Hepsia and once you choose SRV for the type, a few text boxes will appear. You will need to input the service, port number and protocol info plus the record value in them and the new record is going to be live right after that. The priority and weight options could be set to any value between 1 and 100, the standard one being 10. You'll be able to change any one of the two in case the other company has required you to do so. Additionally, the Time To Live (TTL) value, which reveals the duration a record is going to remain functioning if edited or erased, can also be modified from the default 3600 seconds.