An SRV record, which signifies Service record, is a DNS entry which is used to identify the servers which run a particular service for a domain name. In other words, you’re able to use your Internet domain not only for an Internet 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. If you create the SRV record, you may choose what Internet Protocol it is going to use, on which port the connection to the specific server is going to be established plus the priority and the weight of the record provided that you have a number of SRV records for the very same service. The latter option will enable you to employ different machines for load balancing and redundancy. With this type of DNS records, you may use the same domain many different purposes and even with different companies in case the same one cannot provide all services that you need.
SRV Records in Shared Hosting
If you have a shared hosting account with our company and the DNS records for a domain address included in it are controlled by our system, you will be able to create any record that you need effortlessly, including an SRV one. This is done with the user-friendly Hepsia Control Panel and as soon as you log in to your web hosting account and go to the DNS Records section, you'll simply need to fill several boxes with the necessary information and your new SRV record is going to be active in several hours. You can type in the service, protocol and the port number that you would like to use along with 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 wants. If necessary, you can even modify the TTL (Time To Live) value for the record, which indicates how long it will remain active after you modify or erase it. The default TTL value for the majority of records is 3600 seconds and you can leave it if you don't specifically need a different one.
SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting
Setting up a new SRV record for any domain name hosted inside a semi-dedicated server account on our end is going to be very easy and is going to take no more than just a few clicks via a user-friendly interface. Using the DNS management tool in your Hepsia hosting Control Panel, you could make any record you need and when you choose SRV as the type, several more textboxes will appear on your screen. There, you will have to enter the record value, the service, the protocol and also the port number and you will be all set. Optionally, if the other company requires it, you are also going to be able to set the weight and priority values in case they have to be different from the standard value, which is 10. The range for those two options is from 1 to 100, so you will have quite a lot of possibilities if you use many servers for a specific service. Also, you can outline how long the newly created SRV record will remain active if you erase it in the future by setting a TTL (Time To Live) value for it. By default, the TTL is 3600 seconds.