An SRV record, which stands for Service record, is a DNS entry that is used to outline the servers that run a particular service for a domain. Put simply, you are able to use your domain not just for a web 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 a website with it. When you create the SRV record, you may choose what Internet Protocol it will use, on which port the connection to the specific server is going to be established in addition to the priority and the weight of the record in case that you have several SRV records for the exact same service. The latter option will enable you to employ different machines for load balancing and redundancy. Using this kind of DNS records, you could use the same domain address for a number of purposes and even with different companies in case the same one is not able to provide all services that you need.

SRV Records in Cloud Hosting

You're going to be able to create a new SRV record for any one of the domain names you host inside a shared website hosting account on our groundbreaking cloud platform. Assuming that the DNS records for the domain are handled on our end, you are able to manage them effortlessly in the respective section of your Hepsia Control Panel and minutes later any new record that you create is going to be active. Hepsia comes with a highly intuitive interface and all it requires to create an SRV record is to fill in a couple of text boxes - the service the record is going to be used for, the Internet protocol as well as the port number. The priority (1-100), weight (1-100) and TTL boxes have standard values, which you could leave except if the other company requires different ones. TTL stands short for Time To Live and this number reveals the time in seconds for the record to stay active when you change it or erase it at some point, the default one being 3600.

SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

Using a semi-dedicated server solution from our company, you are going to be able to employ our easy to work with DNS administration tool, that is a part of the in-house built Hepsia web hosting CP. It's going to give you a rather simple user interface to create a new record for any domain name hosted within the account, so if you wish to use a domain address for any purpose, you can create a completely new SRV record with just a couple of mouse clicks. Through basic text boxes, you will have to enter the service, protocol and port number details, which you must have from the company providing you with the service. Moreover, you are going to be able to choose what priority and weight the record will have if you are planning to use a couple or more machines for the very same service. The default value for them is 10, but you can set any other value between 1 and 100 if necessary. Additionally, 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 active in the global DNS system after you erase it or modify it.