An SRV record, which signifies Service record, is a DNS entry which is used to define the servers which run a particular service for a domain name. Quite simply, you can use your domain name not just for a web site, but also for an instant messaging server, a video streaming host or a Voice-Over-IP server, for example, while you still have an Internet site with it. Whenever you set up the SRV record, you can pick what IP it's going to employ, on which port the connection to the particular server is going to be established along with the priority and the weight of the record in case that you have several SRV records for the exact same service. The second option will allow you to employ different machines for load balancing and redundancy. Using this kind of DNS records, you could use the same domain name for various purposes and even with different companies in case the same one is unable to provide all services you require.

SRV Records in Cloud Hosting

If you host a domain name in a cloud hosting account from our company and we manage the DNS records for it, you will be able to create a new SRV record with only a few clicks in the DNS Records part of your Hepsia CP. Our user-friendly interface makes it much simpler to set up a new record in comparison with other website hosting Control Panels, so if you need an SRV record, you'll only have to fill a couple of boxes and you'll be 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 could set any value in between 1 and 100 based on which server you'd like users to access first or what recommendations the other provider has given you. As an added 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 is measured in seconds. Unless required otherwise, you can leave the default value there.

SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

A new SRV record may be created in a matter of seconds for each domain hosted in a semi-dedicated server from our company. The Hepsia hosting CP, used to manage the semi-dedicated accounts, includes a very easy-to-use interface, so you will be able to create any DNS record even when you have no previous experience with such matters. After you sign in to the account, you'll be able to set up records via the DNS management tool, which is an element of Hepsia and once you select SRV for the type, a few text boxes will appear. You need to enter the service, port number and protocol information as well as the record value in them and the new record will be live shortly after that. The priority and weight options can be set to every value between 1 and 100, the default one being 10. You may adjust any of the two in case the other company has asked you to do so. Furthermore, the Time To Live (TTL) value, which indicates the duration a record is going to remain functioning if edited or deleted, could also be modified from the default 3600 seconds.