An SRV record, which means Service record, is a DNS entry employed to outline the servers which run a certain service for a domain. In other words, you can use your domain name 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 an Internet site with it. If you create the SRV record, you can choose what IP it is going to use, on which port the connection to the particular server is going to be established in addition to the priority and the weight of the record in case that there are several SRV records for the exact same service. The latter option allows you to employ different machines for load balancing and redundancy. Using this kind of DNS records, you may use the same domain address many different purposes and even with different companies in case the same one can't provide all services you need.

SRV Records in Shared Hosting

The Hepsia Control Panel, which comes with each and every Linux shared hosting that we offer, gives you an easy means to set up any DNS record you need for a domain or a subdomain inside your account. The intuitive interface is much more simple in comparison with what other companies provide and you won’t have to do anything more complex than to fill several boxes. For a new SRV record, you will need to log in, visit the DNS Records section and then click the "New" button. Within the small pop-up that will show up, you have to type in the service, protocol and port info. You could also set the priority and weight values, which should be between 1 and 100, which will matter if you have no less than 2 servers handling the exact same service. If you work with a machine from a different company, they may also require you to set a TTL value different from the default 3600 seconds. This value defines how long the newly created record is going to remain functional after you modify it in the future.

SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Using a semi-dedicated server package from our company, you'll be able to use the easy to work with DNS management tool, that is a part of the in-house built Hepsia hosting CP. It's going to give you a rather simple interface to set up a new record for each and every domain address hosted inside the account, so if you wish to use a domain address for any purpose, you can set up a new SRV record with a couple of clicks. Via basic text boxes, you'll have to type in the service, protocol and port number information, which you ought to have from the company providing you with the service. In addition, you'll be able to select what priority and weight the record will have if you're planning to use a couple or more machines for the very same service. The standard value for them is 10, but you could set any other value between 1 and 100 if required. In addition, you will have the option to change the TTL value from the default 3600 seconds to any other value - this way setting the time this record is going to be live in the global DNS system after you remove it or edit it.