An SRV record, which signifies Service record, is a DNS entry which is used to outline the servers that run a certain service for a domain name. Basically, you will be able to use your Internet domain not only for a website, 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 site with it. When you set up the SRV record, you can choose what IP it's going to use, on which port the connection to the particular server is going to be established plus the priority and the weight of the record in case that there are several SRV records for the very same service. The second option will allow you to employ different machines for load balancing and redundancy. Using this type of DNS records, you can use the same domain address for a number of purposes and even with different providers in case the same one is not able to provide all services you require.

SRV Records in Website Hosting

You will be able to set up a brand new SRV record for any of the domain names which you host within a shared web hosting account on our cutting-edge cloud platform. As long as the DNS records for the domain address are handled on our end, you will be able to manage them effortlessly in the respective section of your Hepsia Control Panel and minutes later any new record you set up is going to be active. Hepsia includes a very user-friendly interface and all it will take to set up an SRV record is to fill in just a few text boxes - the service the record is going to be used for, the Internet protocol plus the port number. The priority (1-100), weight (1-100) and TTL boxes have default values, which you could leave except when the other provider demands different ones. TTL is short for Time To Live and this number indicates the time in seconds for the record to be active if you edit it or delete it at some point, the default one being 3600.

SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

With a semi-dedicated server plan from our company, you will be able to benefit from our easy to navigate DNS management tool, which is a part of the in-house designed Hepsia web hosting CP. It's going to give you a rather simple interface to create a new record for each and every domain name hosted in the account, so if you wish to use a domain for any purpose, you can create a brand new SRV record with just a few mouse clicks. Via basic text boxes, you will have to input the service, protocol and port number details, which you should have from the company providing you with the service. Furthermore, you are going to be able to pick what priority and weight the record will have if you're planning to use a couple or more machines for the same service. The standard value for them is 10, but you can set any other value between 1 and 100 if required. Furthermore, you'll have the option to adjust the TTL value from the standard 3600 seconds to a various different value - this way setting the time this record is going to be active in the global DNS system after you remove it or edit it.