An SRV record, which stands for Service record, is a DNS entry which is used to define the servers which run a certain service for a domain name. Basically, you’re able to use your domain not just for a web 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 an Internet site with it. When you create the SRV record, you can pick what Internet Protocol it will employ, on which port the connection to the particular server will be established plus 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 allow you to use different machines for load balancing and redundancy. Using this type of DNS records, you can use the same domain for various purposes and even with different providers if the same one is not able to provide all services that you need.

SRV Records in Shared Hosting

You're going to be able to set up a brand new SRV record for any one of the domain names you host within a shared web hosting account on our revolutionary cloud platform. Provided that the DNS records for the domain name are handled on our end, you will be able to manage them without any difficulty through the respective section of your Hepsia CP and only minutes later any new record that you create is going to be active. Hepsia includes a really user-friendly interface and all it requires to set up an SRV record is to fill in just a few text boxes - the service the record is going to be used for, the Internet protocol plus the port number. The priority (1-100), weight (1-100) and TTL boxes have standard values, which you could leave unless the other company demands different ones. TTL stands short for Time To Live and this number indicates the time in seconds for the record to be active when you edit it or delete it at some point, the standard one being 3600.

SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

By using a semi-dedicated server plan from our company, you will be able to benefit from the user-friendly DNS management tool, that is a part of the in-house developed Hepsia website hosting Control Panel. It is going to give you a simple user interface to create a new record for every single domain name hosted inside the account, so if you need to use a domain name for any purpose, you could create a new SRV record with only a few clicks. Using basic text boxes, you'll need to input the service, protocol and port number details, which you should have from the company providing you the service. Furthermore, you're going to be able to pick what priority and weight the record will have if you are planning to use a couple or more machines for the same service. The default value for them is 10, but you could set any other value between 1 and 100 if needed. Moreover, you will have the option to adjust the TTL value from the default 3600 seconds to a various different value - in this way setting the time this record will be active in the global DNS system after you erase it or modify it.