An SRV record, which signifies Service record, is a DNS entry which is used to define the servers that run a specific service for a domain. Put simply, you can use your domain not just for an Internet 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 may choose what IP it'll employ, 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 provided that you have several 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 various purposes and even with different companies in case the same one can't provide all services you require.

SRV Records in Cloud Hosting

The Hepsia Control Panel, bundled with each and every cloud hosting that we offer, provides you with an easy means to set up any DNS record you require for a domain address or a subdomain in your account. The easy-to-use interface is much more simple compared to what other companies provide and you'll not have to do anything more complicated than to fill a few boxes. For a new SRV record, you will need to log in, check out the DNS Records section and click on the "New" button. Within the small pop-up that will appear, you have to enter the service, protocol and port details. You can even set the priority and weight values, which should be between 1 and 100, which will make a difference if you have at least two servers dealing with the exact same service. If you are using a machine from a different provider, they might also ask you to set a TTL value different from the standard 3600 seconds. This value specifies how long the newly created record is going to remain functional after you change it in the future.

SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

Setting up a completely new SRV record for every single domain hosted in a semi-dedicated server account on our end is going to be very easy and is going to take no more than a few mouse clicks using a user-friendly interface. Using the DNS management tool inside your Hepsia hosting Control Panel, you could make any record you need and once you choose SRV as the type, several more textboxes will appear on your screen. There, you'll need to type in the record value, the protocol, the service along with the port number and you will be ready. Furthermore, if the other service provider requires it, you are also going to be able to set the weight and priority values if 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 will have lots of possibilities if you use a lot of servers for a given service. Also, you can determine how long the new SRV record will remain live if you delete it in the future by setting a TTL (Time To Live) value for it. By default, the TTL is 3600 seconds.