An SRV record, which signifies Service record, is a DNS entry employed to outline the servers that run a certain service for a domain name. In other words, you are able to use your Internet domain not just for a site, but also for an instant messaging server, a video streaming host or even a Voice-Over-IP server, as an example, while you still have a site with it. Whenever you set up the SRV record, you can choose what IP it is going to use, on which port the connection to the specific server is going to be established along with the priority and the weight of the record provided that you have a number of SRV records for the exact same service. The latter option allows you to employ different machines for load balancing and redundancy. With this type of DNS records, you can use the same domain for a number of purposes and even with different providers if the same one is not able to provide all services that you need.

SRV Records in Web Hosting

The Hepsia CP, which comes with each and every Linux web hosting package we offer, gives you an easy means to create any DNS record that you need for a domain or a subdomain in your account. The intuitive interface is simpler than what other companies offer and you will not have to do anything more complex than to fill several boxes. For a new SRV record, you will need to log in, check out the DNS Records section and click on the "New" button. Inside the small pop-up which will show up, you have to type in the service, protocol and port information. You may also set the priority and weight values, which should be between 1 and 100, that would matter if you have no less than two servers dealing with the same service. If you are using a machine from a different company, they could also ask you to set a TTL value different from the default 3600 seconds. This value defines how long the newly created record will remain operational after you change it in the future.

SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

A brand new SRV record could be created in just seconds for any domain address hosted within a semi-dedicated server from our company. The Hepsia hosting Control Panel, which is used to control the semi-dedicated accounts, includes a very easy-to-use interface, so you'll be able to set up any DNS record even when you have no previous experience with such matters. After you sign in to the account, you could create records with the DNS management tool, which is a part of Hepsia and once you select SRV for the type, a few text boxes will appear. You have to input the service, port number and protocol information plus the record value in them and the new record will be live soon after that. The priority and weight options can be set to any value between 1 and 100, the standard one being 10. You can adjust any one of the two if the other company has requested you to do so. Moreover, the Time To Live (TTL) value, which shows the duration a record will remain working if changed or removed, could also be modified from the default 3600 seconds.