An SRV record, which means Service record, is a DNS entry employed to identify the servers which run a certain service for a domain. Quite simply, you’ll be able to use your domain not just for a website, but also for an instant messaging server, a video streaming host or even a Voice-Over-IP server, for example, while you still have an Internet site with it. When you create the SRV record, you can select what IP it'll use, on which port the connection to the particular server will be established along with the priority and the weight of the record provided that you have a number of SRV records for the very same service. The second option will permit you to employ different machines for load balancing and redundancy. With this kind of DNS records, you may use the same domain name for a variety of purposes and even with different providers in case the same one is unable to provide all services you need.
SRV Records in Web Hosting
The Hepsia CP, bundled with each and every Linux web hosting that we offer, will provide you with an easy means to create any DNS record that you need for a domain or a subdomain inside your account. The user-friendly interface is a lot simpler in comparison with what other companies provide and you won’t have to do anything more difficult than to fill a couple of boxes. For a new SRV record, you've got to log in, navigate to the DNS Records section and click on the "New" button. In the small pop-up which will show up, you have to type in the service, protocol and port info. You can also set the priority and weight values, which should be between 1 and 100, that would make a difference if you have at least 2 servers managing the exact same service. If you use a machine from a different company, they could also ask you to set a TTL value different from the default 3600 seconds. This value specifies how long the newly created record will remain operational after you modify it in the future.
SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Servers
A new SRV record can be created within seconds for each and every domain hosted within a semi-dedicated server from our company. The Hepsia hosting Control Panel, used to manage the semi-dedicated accounts, comes with a very easy-to-use interface, so you'll be able to create any DNS record although you may have no previous experience with such matters. After you sign in to the account, you may create records through 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 type the service, port number and protocol info in addition to the record value in them and the new record is going to be operational soon after that. The priority and weight options can be set to every value between 1 and 100, the default one being 10. You'll be able to change each of the two if the other company has requested you to do so. Additionally, the Time To Live (TTL) value, which indicates the duration a record is going to remain working if edited or removed, may also be modified from the standard 3600 seconds.