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 name. In other words, you can use your domain name not only for a site, but also for an instant messaging server, a video streaming host or a Voice-Over-IP server, for example, while you still have an Internet site with it. Whenever you create the SRV record, you may choose what Internet Protocol it's going to use, on which port the connection to the particular server will 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 second option allows you to use different machines for load balancing and redundancy. With this type of DNS records, you can use the same domain for a variety of purposes and even with different providers in case the same one cannot provide all services you require.

SRV Records in Cloud Web Hosting

If you host a domain address in a cloud web hosting account from our company and we control the DNS records for it, you'll be able to set up a new SRV record with a few mouse clicks in the DNS Records part of your Hepsia CP. Our user-friendly interface makes it more simple to set up a new record compared to other hosting Control Panels, so if you require an SRV record, you'll simply need to fill a couple of boxes and you will be set. This includes the protocol and the port number, the value i.e. the actual record, the priority plus the weight. For the last two you may set any value between 1 and 100 based on which server you want users to access first or what instructions the other company has given you. As an additional option, you can choose how long this record will be active after you change it or delete it - the so-called Time To Live time, that is measured in seconds. Unless requested otherwise, you could leave the default value there.

SRV Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

A completely new SRV record could be created within seconds for every domain name hosted within a semi-dedicated server from our company. The Hepsia hosting CP, which is used to handle the semi-dedicated accounts, features a very easy-to-use interface, so you'll be able to set up any DNS record although you may have no previous experience with such matters. After you sign in to the account, you are able to set up records using the DNS administration tool, which is an element of Hepsia and once you select SRV for the type, a few text boxes are going to appear. You need to type the service, port number and protocol details along with the record value in them and the new record will be operational shortly after that. The priority and weight options could be set to every value between 1 and 100, the default one being 10. You'll be able to change each of the two in case the other provider has asked you to do so. Also, the Time To Live (TTL) value, which reveals the duration a record is going to remain live if changed or deleted, may also be modified from the standard 3600 seconds.