An SRV record, which means Service record, is a DNS entry that is used to identify the servers which run a particular service for a domain. In other words, you’ll be able to use your Internet domain not just for an Internet site, but also for an instant messaging server, a video streaming host or a Voice-Over-IP server, for instance, while you still have a site with it. Whenever you create the SRV record, you may choose what Internet Protocol it is going to use, on which port the connection to the particular server is going to be established along with the priority and the weight of the record provided that there are several SRV records for the exact same service. The second option will enable you to use different machines for load balancing and redundancy. With this type of DNS records, you may use the same domain address for a number of purposes and even with different providers if the same one is unable to provide all services that you need.
SRV Records in Website Hosting
You are going to be able to set up a new SRV record for any of the domains that you host within a shared web hosting account on our innovative cloud platform. Provided that the DNS records for the domain name are handled on our end, you’ll be able to manage them with ease via the respective section of your Hepsia Control Panel and minutes later any new record that you set up will be active. Hepsia comes with a highly user-friendly interface and all it takes to create an SRV record is to fill in a couple of text boxes - the service the record is going to be used for, the Internet protocol as well as the port number. The priority (1-100), weight (1-100) and TTL boxes have standard values, which you could leave except if the other company requires different ones. TTL stands short for Time To Live and this number illustrates the time in seconds for the record to be active in case you change it or erase it at some point, the default one being 3600.
SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Servers
With a semi-dedicated server package from our company, you'll be able to take advantage of our intuitive DNS management tool, that is a part of the in-house built Hepsia web hosting Control Panel. It is going to give you a rather simple user interface to create a new record for any domain address hosted within the account, so if you want to use a domain for any purpose, you can create a completely new SRV record with just a couple of clicks. Via simple text boxes, you'll need to enter the service, protocol and port number information, which you should have from the company offering you the service. In addition, you're going to be able to select what priority and weight the record will have if you're planning to use a couple or more machines for the very same service. The default value for them is 10, but you can set any other value between 1 and 100 if needed. Additionally, you have the option to change the TTL value from the standard 3600 seconds to any other value - thus setting the time this record will be active in the global DNS system after you remove it or edit it.