An SRV record, which signifies Service record, is a DNS entry employed to identify the servers which run a certain service for a domain. Basically, you will be able to use your domain not just 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 a site with it. When 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 will 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 allows you to use different machines for load balancing and redundancy. With this kind of DNS records, you can use the same domain for a number of purposes and even with different companies if the same one cannot provide all services you need.

SRV Records in Cloud Hosting

Provided you have a cloud hosting account with our company and the DNS records for a domain name included in it are controlled 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 CP and when you sign in to your web hosting account and proceed to the DNS Records section, you will simply need to fill several boxes with the required information and your new SRV record is going to be active in a couple of hours. You can type in the service, protocol and the port number which you want to use as well as the priority and the weight of the new record depending on how you would like to set up your system or what the third-party provider wants. When required, you may also modify the TTL (Time To Live) value for the record, which indicates how long it will remain active after you edit or delete it. The standard TTL value for the majority of records is 3600 seconds and you will be able to leave it unless you specifically need a different one.

SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

Since we know how frustrating it can be to handle DNS records, we are going to provide you with an easy-to-use DNS management tool as an element of our custom Hepsia Control Panel, so when you host your domain addresses inside a semi-dedicated server account from our company, you'll be able to create an SRV record without any problems. We have a step-by-step guide, that will make things so much easier. Using a user-friendly interface, you will need to input the information that the other company has supplied you with - protocol, port number and service. Unless they have given you specific instructions to change the priority and the weight values, you could leave these two options as they are and your new record will go live in a couple of minutes. The Time To Live option (TTL) can also be set to a custom value, but normally the standard value of 3600 seconds is used for the majority of records. This value displays the time the record will keep existing after it is edited or erased.