An SRV record, which means Service record, is a DNS entry which is used to define the servers which run a particular service for a domain. In other words, you’ll be 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 website with it. Whenever you create the SRV record, you can choose what Internet Protocol it'll use, on which port the connection to the particular server will be established as well as the priority and the weight of the record assuming that there are several SRV records for the very same service. The latter option will allow you to use different machines for load balancing and redundancy. With this type of DNS records, you could use the same domain for a variety of purposes and even with different providers if the same one is not able to provide all services you need.

SRV Records in Shared Website Hosting

Provided you have a shared website hosting account with our company and the DNS records for a domain added in it are managed by our system, you will be able to create any record that you need effortlessly, including an SRV one. This is done via the user-friendly Hepsia CP and when you log in to your hosting account and visit the DNS Records section, you'll only have to fill a couple of boxes with the required info and your new SRV record will be active in a few hours. You can input the service, protocol and the port number which you want to use as well as the priority and the weight of the new record based on how you want to set up your system or what the third-party provider wants. If required, you can also modify the TTL (Time To Live) value for the record, which indicates how long it is going to remain active after you change or erase it. The default TTL value for almost all records is 3600 seconds and you can leave it if you do not specifically need a different one.

SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

A brand new SRV record can be created in just seconds for each and every domain address hosted inside a semi-dedicated server from our company. The Hepsia hosting Control Panel, used to manage the semi-dedicated accounts, includes a rather easy-to-use interface, so you will be able to create any DNS record although you may have no previous experience with such matters. After you sign in to the account, you can create records using the DNS management tool, which is a part of Hepsia and once you choose SRV for the type, a few text boxes are going to appear. You have to input the service, port number and protocol info in addition to the record value in them and the new record will be live right after that. The priority and weight options may be set to every value between 1 and 100, the standard one being 10. You could change any of the two if the other provider has required you to do so. Additionally, the Time To Live (TTL) value, which reveals the duration a record is going to remain active if changed or erased, may also be modified from the standard 3600 seconds.