An SRV record, which stands for Service record, is a DNS entry employed to define the servers which run a specific service for a domain name. Basically, you are able to use your domain not just for an Internet site, but also for an instant messaging server, a video streaming host or even a Voice-Over-IP server, for instance, while you still have a site with it. If you set up the SRV record, you may choose what Internet Protocol it is going to employ, on which port the connection to the specific server will be established along with the priority and the weight of the record provided that there are several SRV records for the very same service. The second option will allow you to use different machines for load balancing and redundancy. Using this type of DNS records, you can use the same domain address for various purposes and even with different providers in case the same one cannot provide all services that you need.

SRV Records in Shared Hosting

You'll be able to create a brand new SRV record for any of the domain addresses which you host within a shared website hosting account on our innovative cloud platform. Assuming that the DNS records for the domain name are handled on our end, you can manage them effortlessly in the respective section of your Hepsia Control Panel and only minutes later any new record that you create will be active. Hepsia includes a highly intuitive interface and all it requires to set up an SRV record is to fill in a few text boxes - the service the record will be used for, the Internet protocol plus the port number. The priority (1-100), weight (1-100) and TTL boxes have standard values, that you can leave unless of course the other provider needs different ones. TTL is short for Time To Live and this number illustrates the time in seconds for the record to be active when you change it or erase it at some point, the standard one being 3600.

SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

Creating a new SRV record for every single domain name hosted in a semi-dedicated server account on our end is going to be very easy and will take no more than just a few mouse clicks using a user-friendly interface. Via the DNS administration tool in your Hepsia web hosting CP, you could make any record you need and as soon as you pick SRV as the type, several additional textboxes will appear on your screen. There, you'll need to type in the service, the protocol, the record value along with the port number and you'll be all set. Optionally, in case the other service provider requires it, you'll also be able to set the weight and priority values in case they have to be different from the default value, which is 10. The range for these two options is from 1 to 100, so you have a number of possibilities if you use many servers for a given service. You may also specify how long the newly created SRV record will remain active in case you delete it in the future by setting a TTL (Time To Live) value for it. By default, the TTL is 3600 seconds.