An SRV record, which is short for Service record, is a DNS entry which is used to identify the servers which run a particular service for a domain name. Quite simply, you’re able to use your Internet domain not just for a website, but also for an instant messaging server, a video streaming host or a Voice-Over-IP server, as an example, while you still have an Internet site with it. Whenever you create the SRV record, you can select what Internet Protocol it will use, on which port the connection to the particular server is going to be established as well as the priority and the weight of the record in case that you have a number of SRV records for the exact same service. The latter option will enable you to employ different machines for load balancing and redundancy. With this type of DNS records, you could use the same domain address for a variety of purposes and even with different providers in case the same one is not able to provide all services you need.
SRV Records in Cloud Hosting
Provided you have a cloud hosting account with our company and the DNS records for a domain added in it are controlled by our system, you will be able to set up any record that you need easily, including an SRV one. This is done via the user-friendly Hepsia Control Panel and when you sign in to your web hosting account and proceed to the DNS Records section, you will only need to fill a few boxes with the necessary info and your new SRV record is going to be active within a few hours. You can type in the service, protocol and the port number which you want to use plus the priority and the weight of the new record based upon how you want to set up your system or what the third-party provider needs. If required, you can even change the TTL (Time To Live) value for the record, which shows how long it'll remain active after you edit or erase it. The standard TTL value for almost all records is 3600 seconds and you will be able to leave it if you don't specifically need a different one.
SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting
Setting up a completely new SRV record for every single domain hosted within a semi-dedicated server account on our end is going to be very easy and will require no more than just a few clicks through a user-friendly interface. Through the DNS management tool inside your Hepsia website hosting CP, you are able to create any record you need and when you pick SRV as the type, several more textboxes will appear on your screen. There, you must type in the service, the protocol, the record value along with the port number and you will be set. Additionally, in case the other company requires it, you will also be able to set the weight and priority values when 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've got quite a lot of possibilities if you use many servers for a particular service. You can also specify how long the newly created SRV record will remain live if you remove it in the future by setting a TTL (Time To Live) value for it. By default, the TTL is 3600 seconds.