An SRV record, which is short for Service record, is a DNS entry which is used to define the servers that run a particular service for a domain name. Quite simply, you will be able to use your domain not only for a website, but also for an instant messaging server, a video streaming host or perhaps a Voice-Over-IP server, as an example, while you still have a website with it. If you create the SRV record, you may choose what IP it is going to employ, on which port the connection to the specific server is going to be established in addition to the priority and the weight of the record assuming that you have a number of SRV records for the exact same service. The second option will allow you to employ different machines for load balancing and redundancy. With this kind of DNS records, you can use the same domain name for various purposes and even with different providers if the same one is unable to provide all services you require.
SRV Records in Website Hosting
In case you have a website hosting account with us and the DNS records for a domain name included in it are managed by our system, you're going to be able to create any record that you need without difficulty, including an SRV one. This is done via the user-friendly Hepsia CP and once you log in to your hosting account and check out the DNS Records section, you'll simply need to fill a few boxes with the needed data and your new SRV record will be active in a few hours. You can type in the service, protocol and the port number you'd like to use along with the priority and the weight of the new record based on how you need to set up your system or what the third-party provider requires. If required, you may also change the TTL (Time To Live) value for the record, which shows how long it'll remain active after you change or erase it. The default TTL value for the majority of records is 3600 seconds and you are able to leave it unless you specifically need a different one.
SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Servers
Creating a new SRV record for any domain hosted inside a semi-dedicated server account on our end will be very easy and will require no more than just a few mouse clicks through a user-friendly interface. Using the DNS administration tool in your Hepsia web hosting CP, 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'll need to input the record value, the protocol, the service and the port number and you'll be ready. Optionally, if the other service provider requires it, you are also going to be able to set the weight and priority values if 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 will have a number of possibilities if you use many servers for a given service. You can also specify 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.