An SRV record, which signifies Service record, is a DNS entry which is used to identify the servers that run a particular service for a domain. In other words, you are able to use your domain name not just for a web site, but also for an instant messaging server, a video streaming host or a Voice-Over-IP server, for example, while you still have a website with it. Whenever you set up the SRV record, you can pick what Internet Protocol it's going to 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 in case that you have several SRV records for the very same service. The latter option will permit you to use different machines for load balancing and redundancy. Using this kind of DNS records, you could use the same domain name for a variety of purposes and even with different providers if the same one cannot provide all services you need.

SRV Records in Web Hosting

The Hepsia Control Panel, bundled with each and every web 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 than what other companies provide and you'll not have to do anything more complex than to fill several boxes. For a new SRV record, you will need to sign in, go to the DNS Records section and click on the "New" button. Inside the small pop-up that will show up, you have to type in the service, protocol and port details. You can even set the priority and weight values, which should be between 1 and 100, that would matter if you have no less than a couple of servers handling the exact same service. If you are using a machine from a different provider, they could also ask you to set a TTL value different from the standard 3600 seconds. This value defines how long the newly created record is going to remain operational after you modify it in the future.

SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

Setting up a brand 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 couple of clicks using a user-friendly interface. Via the DNS management tool within your Hepsia hosting Control Panel, you are able to create any record that you need and once you choose SRV as the type, several more textboxes will appear on your screen. There, you must type in the record value, the protocol, the service as well as the port number and you will be set. Optionally, in case the other company requires it, you're also going to 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 those two options is from 1 to 100, so you've got a great deal of possibilities if you use a lot of servers for a specific service. You may also 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.