An SRV record, which means Service record, is a DNS entry that is used to outline the servers that run a certain service for a domain. In other words, you are able to use your domain name 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 example, while you still have an Internet site with it. When you set up the SRV record, you can select what Internet Protocol it's going to use, 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 a number of SRV records for the very same service. The second option allows you to use different machines for load balancing and redundancy. Using this type of DNS records, you could use the same domain name for a number of purposes and even with different companies in case the same one is not able to provide all services you need.

SRV Records in Cloud Hosting

Provided you have a cloud hosting account with us and the DNS records for a domain address included in it are handled by our system, you're going to be able to set up any record that you need effortlessly, including an SRV one. This is done with the user-friendly Hepsia Control Panel and once you log in to your website hosting account and visit the DNS Records section, you'll only need to fill a couple of boxes with the required data and your new SRV record will be active in several hours. You can input the service, protocol and the port number which you want to use as well as the priority and the weight of the new record based upon how you want to set up your system or what the third-party provider requires. If necessary, you can even change the TTL (Time To Live) value for the record, which shows how long it is going to remain active after you edit or remove it. The default TTL value for most records is 3600 seconds and you’re able to leave it if you don't specifically need a different one.

SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

Because we understand how frustrating it can be to deal with DNS records, we're going to provide you with an easy-to-use DNS administration tool as an element of our custom Hepsia CP, so if you host your domain names within a semi-dedicated server account from our company, you are going to be able to create an SRV record without difficulties. We have a step-by-step guide, that will make things much easier. Using a user-friendly interface, you will have to enter the information that the other company has supplied you with - protocol, port number and service. Unless they've given you specific directions to change the priority and / or the weight values, you can leave those two options as they are and your new record will go live within a couple of 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 most records. This value reveals the time the record will keep existing after it is modified or removed.